Thomas Gray Primary School is a mainstream primary school with an SEN unit in Bootle, Sefton, for children and young people aged 2 to 11. Its SEN unit has 42 places for speech, language and communication, social, emotional and mental health and moderate learning difficulty.
- Ages 2–11
- 318 pupils
- Ofsted: Good
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with an SEN unit
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- An SEN unit, 42 places, 48 pupils
- Pupils
- 318
- Headteacher
- Mrs R Rimmer
- Part of
- Northern Schools Trust
- Council
- Sefton
- School reference (URN)
- 150762
Needs its base supports
3 needs: speech and language, SEMH and 1 more
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Communication and interaction
- Speech, language and communication Other schools for this in Sefton (6)
Cognition and learning
- Moderate learning difficulty Other schools for this in Sefton (6)
Social, emotional and mental health
- Social, emotional and mental health Other schools for this in Sefton (6)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Sefton council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Rated Good, November 2022
Rated Good at its last graded inspection, in November 2022.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Contact and getting there
Chestnut Grove, Bootle, L20 4LX
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Greenacre Community Nursery School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–5 · Ofsted: Good 0.6 miles
- Educ8 Liverpool Independent · Ages 13–16 · Ofsted: Inadequate 0.8 miles
- Cambridge Nursery School Mainstream + base · Ages 2–4 · Ofsted report card (2026) 1.0 mile
By need in Sefton: Autism (17) · SEMH (7) · Speech and language (7) · Moderate learning (7) · Dyslexia and SpLD (7) · Severe learning (6) · PMLD (5) · Vision (4) · Physical (4) · Hearing (3) · Multi-sensory (3)
Questions about Thomas Gray Primary School
How do I get a place in Thomas Gray Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Thomas Gray Primary School support?
Speech, language and communication, social, emotional and mental health and moderate learning difficulty. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Thomas Gray Primary School take?
Aged 2 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Thomas Gray Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Thomas Gray Primary School?
Chestnut Grove, Bootle, L20 4LX, in Sefton.
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