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Gilmour Primary School

Primary · Liverpool · L19 9AR

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Strong standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Strong standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 23 June 2026 · report published 7 September 2026

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At a glance

604 pupils (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
13.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.gilmourprimary.com
URN
150210

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 66 families named it first for 73 Reception places, 0.90 first choices per place. At its report-card inspection on 23 June 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.90 first-choice applications per place

73 places offered · 66 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
74%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school74%
Median of its 12 closest peers70%
Liverpool average58%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Berrywood Primary SchoolSouthampton · 182 miles awayExpected standard70%
Stewart Fleming Primary SchoolLondon · 181 miles awayOutstanding70%
St Luke's Primary SchoolBrighton · 211 miles awayGood60%
Hook Junior SchoolHook · 165 miles awayOutstanding83%
Avonwood Primary SchoolBournemouth · 187 miles awayOutstanding84%
Hextable Primary SchoolSwanley · 187 miles awayGood66%
Horndean Church of England Junior SchoolWaterlooville · 187 miles awayExpected standard54%
Taverham VC CE Junior SchoolNorwich · 177 miles awayGood69%
Dunalley Primary SchoolCheltenham · 106 miles awayGood70%
Broom Leys SchoolCoalville · 78 miles awayGood63%
Woodside AcademyGrays · 189 miles awayGood73%
Northowram Primary SchoolHalifax · 51 miles awayGood70%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (Liverpool 63%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (Liverpool 6%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Liverpool 3%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Liverpool 8%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 1% (Liverpool 2%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Liverpool 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Liverpool 2%, England 5%) · Black African 1% (Liverpool 7%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Liverpool 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Liverpool 2%, England 4%) · White Irish 1% (Liverpool 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 0%

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)
4.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.33 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
20.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 5% moved to another state school · 10% 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)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 13.5 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 £45,535; 10.7% 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£7,093
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £263,608; in-year balance -£12,950

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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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher41%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work43.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health52.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier91.8%62.3%
Social housing0.6%17.1%
Privately rented7.6%20.5%
Detached houses6.1%22.9%
Flats2.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms27.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01006686 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£265,000561 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£192,000–£377,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (48)£457,500
Semi-detached (255)£335,000
Terraced (210)£215,000
Flat (48)£103,500

Homes around this school are cheaper 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
11an 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

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