OFSTED
26 March 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
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
72
70 full-time ·
2 part-time
Female pupils
35
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
37
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
40.5 pts
above England
School
65.3%
Wirral
32.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.7 pts
below England
School
5.6%
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
88.9%
64
White and Black Caribbean
4.2%
3
Any other White background
1.4%
1
Bangladeshi
1.4%
1
Indian
1.4%
1
White and Asian
1.4%
1
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
47.2%
34 of
72 pupils
26.4 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
18.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
7.9 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.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
43.0%
17.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
50.0%
Reading
23.8 pts below England
School
50.0%
Wirral
69.0%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
43.0%
Writing
27.3 pts below England
School
43.0%
Wirral
63.5%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
43.0%
Maths
29.0 pts below England
School
43.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.77%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.55 pts
higher than
England
School
11.77%
Wirral
7.24%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
43.82%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
28.00 pts
higher than
England
School
43.82%
Wirral
19.16%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.49%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.69 pts
higher than
England
School
4.49%
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
34.3%
53.9 pts
below England
Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
34.3%
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.