The Grange Primary School, Bootle
The Grange Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Bootle, part of Lydiate Learning Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 12th-highest of the 12 schools in Bootle with published results, and 14,286th of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Sefton (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Grange Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils at The Grange Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 43% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 74% in Sefton and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at The Grange Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 33 families put The Grange Primary School as their first choice and 63 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at The Grange Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Grange Primary School are St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 86% reading, 89% maths); Netherton Moss Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 73% reading, 83% maths); St Oswald's Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 90% reading, 87% maths); and Holy Spirit Catholic Academy (0.6 miles, 62% reading, 59% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than The Grange Primary School.
St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolNetherton Moss Primary SchoolSt Oswald's Church of England Primary SchoolHoly Spirit Catholic Academy
The trust
The Grange Primary School is one of 4 schools run by Lydiate Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
51% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 46 pupils (16%) received SEN support and 71 (24.7%) 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.
The Grange Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, autism and social, emotional and mental health needs: 62 places, 62 pupils on roll.
Staffing
The Grange Primary School had 25 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Old Roan Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Waterside (adjacent), 260 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Grange Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Grange Primary School issued 11 suspensions, 3.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to The Grange Primary School are Litherland High School (1 mile), Chesterfield High School (1.1 miles), Holy Family Catholic High School (1.3 miles) and Maghull High School (1.4 miles).
Litherland High SchoolChesterfield High SchoolHoly Family Catholic High SchoolMaghull High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
The Grange Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in August 2024. Before that, as The Grange Primary School (URN 104859), it was rated Good in January 2018.
At a Glance
51.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEN unit: Speech and language, Autism, SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
20.8
Avg class size
21.3
Infant (KS1)
18.5
KS2
8
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with The Grange Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near The Grange Primary School.
- Fun 4 Kidz - L30 CentreAt the school · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to The Grange Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. The Grange Primary School is in Sefton; for families living there:
- Sefton's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy ext
- How to apply: Apply for Travel Support
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
1 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 Sefton is 16 (the median across 116 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at The Grange Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
259 pupils
300 places
41 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bootle
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bootle
Across Sefton council
Places available
3,080
Applications
2,586
Got 1st preference
91.4%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Sefton council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
46
SEN Support
71
EHC Plans
40.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
The Grange Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, autism and social, emotional and mental health needs: 62 places, 62 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
288
Total Pupils
160
Boys
128
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
25
Teachers
11.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,499
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,261
Per pupil
£1919k
Total funding
£194k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
9.3%
Overall absence
34.2%
Persistent absence
234
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
The Grange Primary School
Questions parents ask about The Grange Primary School
What are SATs results like at The Grange Primary School?
Of the pupils at The Grange Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 40% reached the expected standard in reading and 43% did so in maths.
What is The Grange Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The Grange Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in August 2024. Before that, as The Grange Primary School (URN 104859), it was rated Good in January 2018.
What is the catchment area for The Grange Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When The Grange Primary School is oversubscribed, Sefton allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Grange Primary School?
The Grange Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 300 places.
How big are the classes at The Grange Primary School?
Classes at The Grange Primary School average 20.8 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to The Grange Primary School?
The Grange Primary School has around 288 pupils on roll. 51% are eligible for free school meals.
Does The Grange Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
The Grange Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs, autism and social, emotional and mental health needs: 62 places, 62 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at The Grange Primary School?
9.3% of sessions were missed at The Grange Primary School in 2024/25. 34.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Grange Primary School?
Apply through Sefton's coordinated admissions process, naming The Grange Primary 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 The Grange Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Fun 4 Kidz - L30 Centre (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near The Grange Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 5 serious and 7 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 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 Sefton is 16 (the median across 116 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Grange Primary School?
The Grange Primary School is at Stonyfield, Sefton, Bootle, Merseyside, L30 0QS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)