Thomas Gray Primary School
Chestnut Grove, Bootle, L20 4LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs R Rimmer
- Sponsor
- Northern Schools Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 318
- URN
- 150762
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512886530
About this school
Thomas Gray Primary School is a primary academy in Bootle. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 318 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Thomas Gray Primary School (URN 134785).
How Thomas Gray Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.4% | 73.5% | 318 | — |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School | 52% | 5.2% | 49.4% | 312 | 0.1 miles |
| Linacre Primary School | 17% | 11% | 59.2% | 134 | 0.3 miles |
| King's Lander Primary Academy | 60% | 5.2% | 43.7% | 234 | 0.4 miles |
| St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School | 52% | 6.5% | 52.8% | 413 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | 44% | 8.5% | 69.4% | 208 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 73.48%
- English as an additional language
- 14.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.43%
- Persistent absence
- 30.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
Linacre Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bootle
-
King's Lander Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Liverpool
- 0.6 miles
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 year groups does Thomas Gray Primary School teach?
- Thomas Gray Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bootle.
- Who is the headteacher of Thomas Gray Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thomas Gray Primary School is Mrs R Rimmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thomas Gray Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Gray Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thomas Gray Primary School?
- Thomas Gray Primary School has 318 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Thomas Gray Primary School full?
- Thomas Gray Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 318 on roll (151%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thomas Gray Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thomas Gray Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thomas Gray Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Thomas Gray Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Thomas Gray Primary School?
- Thomas Gray Primary School is part of NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Thomas Gray Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Thomas Gray Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Thomas Gray Primary School's absence rate?
- Thomas Gray Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.4% in the latest published census.
- Does Thomas Gray Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Thomas Gray Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.