Bidston Avenue Primary School is a primary school located in Birkenhead. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Tollemache Road, Birkenhead

School Information

Address: Tollemache Road, Birkenhead, CH41 0DQ
Website: http://www.bidstonavenue.wirral.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01516521594
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mr S.G. Brady
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105060

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 403
Number of Pupils: 408
Number of Boys: 218
Number of Girls: 190

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.7
Writing
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4 to -1
Maths
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Somerville Nursery School
Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB
3out of 4 2,650 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre
New Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HB
4out of 4 2,811 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Leasowe Nursery School and Family Centre
Twickenham Drive , Moreton CH46 2QF
3out of 4 3,062 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bidston Avenue Primary School
Tollemache Road , Claughton CH41 0DQ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Portland
Laird Street , Claughton CH41 0AB
1out of 4 714 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Gautby Road , Bidston CH41 7DU
2out of 4 831 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Primary School
Beechwood Drive , Birkenhead CH43 7ZU
2out of 4 1,398 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Price Street , CH41 8DU
4out of 4 1,428 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ
3out of 4 1,241 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South , CH43 4UY
2out of 4 1,568 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ridgeway High School
Noctorum Avenue , Noctorum CH43 9EB
2out of 4 2,143 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Weatherhead High School
Breck Rd , CH44 3HS
4out of 4 2,179 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Mosslands School
Mosslands Drive , CH45 8PJ
3out of 4 2,704 yd Community school No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ
- not rated 557 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Wirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT
- not rated 2,972 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead High School Academy
86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY
4out of 4 1,356 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wirral Hospitals' School
157 Park Road North , Claughton CH41 0EZ
4out of 4 342 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Kilgarth School
Cavendish Street , CH41 8BA
4out of 4 1,428 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Birkenhead School
58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD
- not rated 1,512 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Observatory School
Bidston Village Road , Bidston CH43 7QT
3out of 4 1,519 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Wirral
The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA
- not rated 2,332 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.