Thomas Gray Primary School

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Chestnut Grove, Bootle, L20 4LX

Headteacher: Mrs R RimmerSchool website ↗Pupils: 297 (capacity: 210)Part of NORTHERN SCHOOLS TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected November 2022
Oversubscribed
77% of first-choice applicants offered a place
49%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected November 2022
77%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 November 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
49.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 63%·Writing 54%·Maths 54%All three 49%
Reading
Expected63%
Exceeding11%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected54%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected54%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
27
How many families wanted this school first?
35
How many got their first choice?
27of 35 (77.1%)
How many applied in total?
60

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
74.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
17.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
29.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
137 girls, 160 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 54% (2018/19), currently 49%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1628.0%0.0%-3.2-7.7-1.2
2016/1743.0%0.0%-3.7-3.5-3.8
2017/1823.0%0.0%-2.2-3.3-4.2
2018/1954.0%0.0%-3.6-5.1-3.7
2022/2346.0%0.0%+0.5+0.2-2.4
2023/2431.0%0.0%---
2024/2549.0%3.0%---
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