Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Special / other · Liverpool · L23 1TY
Data updated
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 25 April 2023
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3 pupils · 11% of 27 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 100% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 28.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 71.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Website
- http://www.jigsawpru.co.uk/
- URN
- 104850
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 25 April 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. It had 3 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 100% (Sefton 95%, England 73%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
80% of teachers took sickness absence, 9 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 £58,814; 40% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for pupil referral unit schools in brackets: Staff 75% (78%) · premises 5% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (4%) · supplies and services 17% (11%) · educational supplies 13% (3%) · bought-in professional services 3% (5%) · catering 1% (1%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £210,991; in-year balance +£43,445
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →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
- 25 April 2023: Outstanding
- 21 May 2019: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 20% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 32.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 18.7% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 37.9% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 34.5% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 38.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 54.5% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 6.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 13.4% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 22.1% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 7.9% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 40.4% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007024 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £294,500340 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £220,000–£375,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
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
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 3an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 16an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 2an 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