OFSTED
28 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Roman Catholic
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
179
156 full-time ·
23 part-time
Female pupils
84
46.9% of pupils
Male pupils
95
53.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
28.8 pts
above England
School
53.6%
Wirral
32.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.9 pts
below England
School
8.4%
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
87.7%
157
Any other White background
2.8%
5
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
4
Any other ethnic group
2.2%
4
Gypsy / Roma
1.7%
3
Indian
1.1%
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
20.7%
37 of
179 pupils
0.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
below
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
41.0%
19.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
59.0%
Reading
14.8 pts below England
School
59.0%
Wirral
69.0%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
45.0%
Writing
25.3 pts below England
School
45.0%
Wirral
63.5%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Maths
8.0 pts below England
School
64.0%
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
6.15%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.07 pts
lower than
England
School
6.15%
Wirral
7.24%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
16.41%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.59 pts
higher than
England
School
16.41%
Wirral
19.16%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.02 pts
lower than
England
School
0.78%
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
74.6%
13.6 pts
below England
Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School
74.6%
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.