SCHOOL PROFILE

St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 105091
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 256 Published school capacity
Capacity used 82.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 September 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Wirral
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 210 171 full-time · 39 part-time
Female pupils 107 51.0% of pupils
Male pupils 103 49.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

55.7%
30.9 pts above England
School 55.7%
Wirral 32.1%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

37.6%
17.3 pts above England
School 37.6%
Wirral 7.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
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
50.0%
105
Any other Asian background
11.0%
23
Bangladeshi
8.6%
18
Indian
6.7%
14
Any other White background
6.2%
13
African
5.7%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 38.6% 81 of 210 pupils
17.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 38.6%
Wirral 25.9%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 35.7% 75 pupils
England 14.8% 20.9 pts above
EHC plans 2.9% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 41
Social, emotional & mental health 25
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Hearing impairment 2

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

44.0% 16.4 pts below England
School 44.0%
Wirral 53.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

59.0%

14.8 pts below England

School 59.0%
Wirral 69.0%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

63.0%

7.3 pts below England

School 63.0%
Wirral 63.5%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

59.0%

13.0 pts below England

School 59.0%
Wirral 64.9%
North West 71.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.80%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.59 pts higher than England
School 8.80%
Wirral 7.24%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

29.38%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

13.56 pts higher than England
School 29.38%
Wirral 19.16%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.88%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.07 pts higher than England
School 1.88%
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

82.0% 6.2 pts below England
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
82.0%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information