Linaker Primary School
Sefton Street, Southport, PR8 5DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Cunniffe
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Endeavour Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Southport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 525
- Pupils on roll
- 359
- URN
- 151390
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01704532343
About this school
Linaker Primary School is a primary academy in Southport. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 359 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Linaker Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Linaker Primary School (URN 104864).
How Linaker Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 35.1% | 359 | — |
| 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 |
| Norwood Primary School | 55% | 4.3% | 21.8% | 621 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.07%
- English as an additional language
- 47.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.44%
- Persistent absence
- 19.65%
Location
Nearby schools
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Birkdale Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Southport
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St Philip's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Southport
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Southport0.9 miles
Primary · Southport
-
Kew Woods Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Southport
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Norwood 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 teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Southport.
- Who is the headteacher of Linaker Primary School?
- The headteacher of Linaker Primary School is Mr Mark Cunniffe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Linaker Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Linaker 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 many pupils are at Linaker Primary School?
- Linaker Primary School has 359 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Linaker Primary School full?
- Linaker Primary School has capacity for 525 pupils and 359 on roll (68%), so it has space against 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 Linaker Primary School a faith school?
- No. Linaker Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Linaker Primary School a selective school?
- No. Linaker Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Linaker Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Linaker Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Linaker Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Linaker Primary School is part of ENDEAVOUR LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Linaker Primary School's absence rate?
- Linaker Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census.
- Does Linaker 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 Linaker 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.