Booker Avenue Infant School, Liverpool
Booker Avenue Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Liverpool. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. It was full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Liverpool (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Booker Avenue Infant School in detail
Booker Avenue Infant School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. Please feel free to contact the school direct with any queries you may have. Booker Avenue Infant School aims to provide opportunity for everyone to become successful learners, confident, healthy individuals and responsible citizens."
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026, an open day on Friday 6 November 2026, an open day on Monday 9 November 2026 at 3.45pm and an open day on Friday 20 November 2026 at 9.05am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Liverpool
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Booker Avenue Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 66 families put Booker Avenue Infant School as their first choice and 225 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Booker Avenue Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Booker Avenue Infant School are Booker Avenue Junior School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 87% reading, 76% maths); Gilmour Primary School (0.6 miles, 84% reading, 79% maths); St Austin's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 89% reading, 76% maths); and Sudley Primary School (0.9 miles, 90% reading, 93% maths).
Booker Avenue Junior SchoolGilmour Primary SchoolSt Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolSudley Primary School
What parents say
112 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Booker Avenue Infant School (as of September 2025): 98% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (94%).
Who goes there
4.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 8.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (7%).
In 2026, 46 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 8 (2.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is West Allerton Rail Station, about 190 metres away (roughly a 2-minute walk).
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is West Allerton Station, 330 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Booker Avenue Infant School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 146 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342).
Suspensions and exclusions
Booker Avenue Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Booker Avenue Infant School are Calderstones School (0.9 miles), St Margaret's Church of England Academy (1 mile), Liverpool College (1 mile) and The Academy of St Nicholas (1.3 miles).
Calderstones SchoolSt Margaret's Church of England AcademyLiverpool CollegeThe Academy of St Nicholas
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from January 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Booker Avenue is a warm, welcoming school where children thrive. The school excels at teaching reading through a well-delivered phonics programme, and music plays a special role in supporting children's learning and wellbeing. Parents can be confident that their children are safe, happy, and developing into kind, well-mannered learners.
Key Strengths
- Pupils are kind, courteous and show high levels of respect to each other
- The school delivers early reading and phonics well, with most pupils meeting the phonics screening check standard
- Music is central to school life and supports pupils' mental health and literacy development
- High pupil attendance and strong behaviour throughout the school
- Pupils receive good support for their personal development and learning about diverse cultures
Areas for Improvement
- Some aspects of curriculum thinking and learning activities need further refinement, particularly in a small number of subjects and parts of early years
- The school does not adapt the curriculum consistently well for all pupils with special educational needs, including those with complex needs
- Governors and school leaders do not have deep enough insight into how well the curriculum is being implemented in all areas, which delays addressing some issues
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Dance clubs, sports clubs, curriculum trips to beach and farm, music performances, active play initiative
Booker Avenue Infant School is a good school where pupils are kind, well-behaved, and enjoy their learning. The school has made recent improvements to its curriculum, though some areas need further refinement, particularly for pupils with complex special educational needs.
At a Glance
4.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
112 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
29.0
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
10
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Booker Avenue Infant School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Booker Avenue Infant School.
- Booker Out of Hours Kids' ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
- LSC @ Heron Eccles Football Hub610m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Booker Avenue Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Liverpool. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 26 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Booker Avenue Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Booker Avenue Infant School is in Liverpool; for families living there:
- Liverpool's school travel policy: this document : Home to School Transport Policy 2026-27
- How to apply: Apply for a travel pass
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 24
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 18 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Booker Avenue Infant School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
270 pupils
270 places
No spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Liverpool
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Liverpool
Across Liverpool council
Places available
5,870
Applications
4,736
Got 1st preference
88.6%
Got preferred school
97.3%
All primary applications across Liverpool council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
46
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
18.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
300
Total Pupils
140
Boys
160
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
23.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£41,926
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,063
Per pupil
£1502k
Total funding
£3k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.7%
Overall absence
7.1%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Booker Avenue Infant School
What is Booker Avenue Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Booker Avenue Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2014, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Booker Avenue Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Booker Avenue Infant School is oversubscribed, Liverpool allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Booker Avenue Infant School?
Booker Avenue Infant School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Booker Avenue Infant School?
Classes at Booker Avenue Infant School average 29 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Booker Avenue Infant School?
Booker Avenue Infant School has around 300 pupils on roll. 5% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Booker Avenue Infant School?
3.7% of sessions were missed at Booker Avenue Infant School in 2024/25. 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Booker Avenue Infant School?
Apply through Liverpool's coordinated admissions process, naming Booker Avenue Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Booker Avenue Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Booker Out of Hours Kids' Club (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Booker Avenue Infant School's term dates?
Booker Avenue Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Liverpool. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Friday 26 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027).
How many road collisions happen near Booker Avenue Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 18 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Liverpool is 32 (the median across 193 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Booker Avenue Infant School?
Booker Avenue Infant School is at Booker Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside, L18 9SB.
Sources: Liverpool term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)