Linaker Primary School
Sefton Street, Southport, PR8 5DB
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by Linaker Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jan Holmes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 525
- Pupils on roll
- 427
- URN
- 104864
- Local authority
- Sefton
About this school
Linaker Primary School was a community primary school in Southport. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 427 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Linaker Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 65% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 75% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 77% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 68% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Linaker 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 | 44% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 55.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 438 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Linaker Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.9% | 35.9% | 427 | — |
| Linaker Primary School | — | 6.4% | 35.1% | 359 | 0.0 miles |
| Birkdale Primary School | 30% | 6.2% | 23.8% | 430 | 0.4 miles |
| St Philip's Church of England Primary School | 80% | 4.1% | 23.9% | 207 | 0.5 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport | 61% | 4.5% | 21.8% | 207 | 0.9 miles |
| Kew Woods Primary School | 79% | 5% | 27.7% | 426 | 1.2 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)
- 35.9%
- English as an additional language
- 48.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 20.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Linaker Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Birkdale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Southport
-
St Philip's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport0.9 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Kew Woods Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Southport
Other schools in Southport
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Banks Methodist School Primary
- Banks St Stephen's CofE School Primary
- Birkdale Primary School Primary
- Bishop David Sheppard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Churchtown Primary School Primary
- Farnborough Road Infant School Primary
- Farnborough Road Junior School Primary
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport Primary
- Kew Woods Primary School Primary
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Linaker Primary School teach?
- Linaker Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Southport.
- Has Linaker Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Linaker 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 Linaker Primary School?
- Linaker Primary School had 427 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Linaker Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Linaker Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Linaker 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 30 November 2024.