Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit is a pupil referral unit in Liverpool for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 3 pupils and room for 27. About 100 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was outstanding, back in 2023.
Stannyfield Drive, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 1TY0151 934 2485jigsawpru.co.ukMs Erika Rothlisberger headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 25 April 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Outstanding overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Sefton council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (2), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 100% | 71% | 50% | 50% | 100% | 100% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 29% | 25% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 71% | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St William of York Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 190 m | 234 | Good 2024 | 52 | Compare |
| Newfield School | Council | 260 m | 129 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Holy Family Catholic High School | Roman Catholic | 610 m | 1,012 | Not inspected | 33 | Compare |
| Chesterfield High School | Academy | 730 m | 1,692 | Good 2023 | 52 | Compare |
| Forefield Junior School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 362 | Good 2021 | 81 | Compare |
| Forefield Community Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 318 | Good 2023 | 75 | Compare |
| Crosby High School | Council | 0.8 miles | 173 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Waterside Academy | Academy alternative provision sponsor led | 0.9 miles | 84 | Inadequate 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit a good school?
Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in April 2023.
What is Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit outstanding at its last full inspection on 25 April 2023.
How many pupils does Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit have?
3 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 27 places, so it is 11% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Stannyfield Drive, Thornton, Liverpool, L23 1TY
- Telephone
- 0151 934 2485
- Website
- www.jigsawpru.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Erika Rothlisberger
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Ward
- Manor
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 1995
- URN
- 104850 · LAESTAB 3431101 · UKPRN 10016853
- Formerly
- The Airport - Achieving Inclusion and Reintegration
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.