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Booker Avenue Infant School

Booker Avenue, Liverpool, Merseyside · L18 9SB

PrimaryCommunity schoolMixedAges 37270 pupils
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Ofsted
Not judged

Jan 2025

Overall absence
3.7%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
1.5%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
23.7

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£6,291

2024-25

Places filled
91%

270 of 296 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Last inspected 7 January 2025

Early years
Good
Personal development
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Read the full Ofsted report ↗

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
1.5%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
6.7%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
3.7%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
8.2%

Gender split

47%
53%

128 girls · 142 boys

Ethnicity

White British
79.6%
Other White
4.1%
Other Mixed
3.0%
Pakistani
2.2%
Indian
1.9%
White & Asian
1.9%
African
1.5%
Other ethnic group
1.5%
Chinese
1.1%
Bangladeshi
0.7%
White & Black African
0.7%
White & Black Caribbean
0.7%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

-32.0% vs Liverpool average

This school1.5%
Liverpool average33.5%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

-14.7% vs Liverpool average

This school6.7%
Liverpool average21.4%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-12.2% vs Liverpool average

This school3.7%
Liverpool average15.9%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

-8.7% vs Liverpool average

This school8.2%
Liverpool average16.9%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate +0.3%

3.4%
'18-19
5.1%
'21-22
4.4%
'22-23
3.8%
'23-24
3.7%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year. +2.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

4.9%
'18-19
7.8%
'21-22
8.0%
'22-23
4.9%
'23-24
7.1%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

-3.5% vs Liverpool average

This school3.7%
Liverpool average7.2%
Best in Liverpool3.0%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

-12.8% vs Liverpool average

This school7.1%
Liverpool average19.9%
Best in Liverpool3.4%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once. +0.0%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

0.0%
'16-17
0.0%
'17-18
0.0%
'18-19
0.0%
'19-20
0.0%
'20-21
0.0%
'21-22
0.0%
'22-23
0.0%
'23-24
0.0%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once +0.0%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

0.0%
'16-17
0.0%
'17-18
0.0%
'18-19
0.0%
'19-20
0.0%
'20-21
0.0%
'21-22
0.0%
'22-23
0.0%
'23-24
0.0%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year. +0.00%

0.00%
'16-17
0.00%
'17-18
0.00%
'18-19
0.00%
'19-20
0.00%
'20-21
0.00%
'21-22
0.00%
'22-23
0.00%
'23-24
0.00%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Liverpool (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

-3.5% vs Liverpool average

This school0.0%
Liverpool average3.5%
Best in Liverpool0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

-0.06% vs Liverpool average

This school0.00%
Liverpool average0.06%
Best in Liverpool0.00%
England average0.03%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Liverpool

Median house price
£396,250

2023 · England £295,000

DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
8/10

10 = least deprived

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
5.7%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Recorded crimes
26

~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Degree-level+
46%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.

Less deprived than the England average · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least

Overall
8/10
Income
8/10
Employment
7/10
Education
8/10
Health
5/10
Crime
9/10

Crime by type

Street-level reports within ~1 mile · 6m to 2026-04

Violence and sexual offences
10
Anti social behaviour
6
Shoplifting
3
Burglary
3
Criminal damage and arson
1
Possession of weapons
1
Public order
1
Vehicle crime
1

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 104593