OFSTED
15 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Wirral
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
155
155 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
64
41.3% of pupils
Male pupils
91
58.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.5 pts
below England
School
21.3%
Wirral
32.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.8 pts
below England
School
4.5%
Wirral
7.3%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wirral
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.4%
137
Any other White background
2.6%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
3
Any other Asian background
1.3%
2
Chinese
1.3%
2
White and Black African
1.3%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.7%
29 of
155 pupils
2.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.9 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.83 pts
lower than
England
School
4.38%
Wirral
7.24%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.24%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.57 pts
lower than
England
School
9.24%
Wirral
19.16%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Wirral
2.02%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
81.6%
6.6 pts
below England
Brackenwood Infant School
81.6%
Wirral
87.3%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.