Shoreside Primary School

Shoreside Primary School has been evaluated as overall good with notable strengths in behaviour, attitudes, personal development, and leadership. The school fosters a safe and nurturing environment where pupils thrive academically and develop essential life skills. High expectations from leaders translate into exceptional behaviour among pupils, who contribute positively to their school community and are prepared for future educational challenges. This is the school's first inspection after converting to an academy, reflecting a significant transformation in leadership and curriculum offerings since its previous inspection.

Strengths

• Exceptional behaviour and attitudes among pupils
• Strong leadership and management across the school
• Effective support for special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) pupils
• Well-designed and ambitious curriculum aligned with national standards
• Commitment to fostering a strong reading culture and love of learning
• Wide variety of high-quality enrichment activities available for all pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum improvements in some subjects are still in early stages
• Some early years staff miss opportunities to deepen children's learning

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Shoreside Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Shoreside Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Shoreside Primary School had 20.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.5% of pupils at Shoreside Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Shoreside Primary School received £6,058 and spent £7,965 for each of its 207 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £20,000 (£95 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,615 and spending £7,643 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Southport · Sefton local authority: places and applications

Shoreside Primary School is part of Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Croxteth Community Primary School Liverpool
• Heygreen Primary School Liverpool
• St Silas Church of England Primary School Liverpool
• Townfield Primary School Wirral
• Well Lane Primary School Birkenhead
• St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Liverpool
• Garston Church of England Primary School Liverpool
• The District CofE Primary School Newton-Le-Willows

What is Shoreside Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Shoreside Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Shoreside Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Shoreside Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Shoreside Primary School have?

Shoreside Primary School has 228 pupils on roll.

What age range does Shoreside Primary School cover?

Shoreside Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Shoreside Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Shoreside Primary School?

Shoreside Primary School is at Westminster Drive, Ainsdale, Southport, PR8 2QZ.