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Booker Avenue Junior School

Primary · Liverpool · L18 9SB

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 9 February 2023

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At a glance

416 pupils · 107% of 390 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
7.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.booker-junior.com
URN
104522

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 9 February 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

89 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
75%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
18%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school75%
Median of its 12 closest peers74%
Liverpool average58%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Hartford Manor Primary School & NurseryNorthwich · 18 miles awayGood77%
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary SchoolMaidstone · 206 miles awayOutstanding83%
Red Hill CofE Primary SchoolWorcester · 87 miles awayGood52%
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolHereford · 91 miles awayGood63%
Baildon Church of England Primary SchoolShipley · 58 miles awayOutstanding90%
Astwood Bank Primary SchoolRedditch · 86 miles awayGood70%
Dore Primary SchoolSheffield · 57 miles awayGood82%
Gorsey Bank Primary SchoolWilmslow · 27 miles awayOutstanding88%
Allesley Primary SchoolCoventry · 86 miles awayGood65%
Highcliffe Primary School and Community CentreLeicester · 88 miles awayGood49%
Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolBradford-on-Avon · 142 miles awayGood71%
Compton CofE Primary SchoolPlymouth · 212 miles awayGood (2016)86%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 78% (Liverpool 63%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Liverpool 6%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Liverpool 3%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 3% (Liverpool 2%, England 5%) · Black African 2% (Liverpool 7%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Liverpool 8%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Liverpool 2%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Liverpool 2%, England 1%) · White Irish 1% (Liverpool 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.24 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Liverpool: 1.76 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

97% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

57.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £41,775; 10.5% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£6,235
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 70% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 14% (9%) · educational supplies 9% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £169,644; in-year balance -£49,570

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher45.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13%18.1%
In managerial or professional work48.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11%18.1%
Residents in very good health52%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier92.3%62.3%
Social housing2.7%17.1%
Privately rented5%20.5%
Detached houses2.1%22.9%
Flats1.9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms32.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006680 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£390,000403 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£295,000–£481,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (48)£585,000
Semi-detached (259)£406,000
Terraced (66)£279,000
Flat (30)£161,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
23an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
5an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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