The Grange Primary School
Stonyfield, Sefton, Bootle, L30 0QS
This school is closed (it closed in July 2024).
It was replaced by The Grange Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel RG Hains
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 104859
- Local authority
- Sefton
About this school
The Grange Primary School was a community primary school in Bootle. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 283 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Grange Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 38 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 48% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Grange Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sefton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 280 |
| 2023/24 | 283 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grange Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.7% | 51.9% | 283 | — |
| The Grange Primary School | 28% | 9.3% | 51.9% | 288 | 0.0 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic Primary School | 64% | 6.3% | 19.4% | 231 | 0.5 miles |
| Netherton Moss Primary School | 53% | 7.3% | 57.4% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| St Oswald's Church of England Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 43.8% | 223 | 0.6 miles |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Academy | 48% | 7.7% | 70.3% | 151 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.9%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.7%
- Persistent absence
- 33.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Grange Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Netherton Moss Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
St Oswald's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Holy Spirit Catholic Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bootle
Other schools in Bootle
- All Saints Catholic Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School Primary
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Primary
- Linacre Primary School Primary
- Linacre Primary School Primary
- Netherton Moss Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School Primary
- Springwell Park Community Primary School Primary
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Grange Primary School teach?
- The Grange Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bootle.
- Has The Grange Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Grange Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Grange Primary School?
- The Grange Primary School had 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have The Grange Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Grange Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Grange Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 July 2024.