Fender Primary School is a primary school located in Wirral. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 12/07/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.9%, which is 2.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: New Hey Road, Wirral, CH49 8HB
Website: http://fender-wirral.frogos.net/app/os#!website/home
Telephone: 01516770425
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Louise Seargeant
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105039

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 262
Number of Pupils: 242
Number of Boys: 140
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.8 to -1
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.2 to 3
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.2 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:21%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:97
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre
New Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HB
4out of 4 0 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fender Primary School
New Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HB
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Woodchurch CofE Primary School
Church Lane , Woodchurch CH49 7LS
3out of 4 723 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
St Peter's Way , Noctorum CH43 9QR
3out of 4 779 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
New Hey Road , Upton CH49 5LE
3out of 4 924 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillside Primary School
Ridgeview Road , CH43 9HG
3out of 4 1,159 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodchurch High School
Carr Bridge Road , Woodchurch CH49 7NG
3out of 4 498 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ridgeway High School
Noctorum Avenue , Noctorum CH43 9EB
2out of 4 777 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Upton Hall School FCJ
Upton , CH49 6LJ
4out of 4 1,649 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ
3out of 4 2,894 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 2,961 yd Academy 16-19 converter No 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 2,676 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadowside School
Pool Lane , Woodchurch CH49 5LA
2out of 4 633 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Foxfield School
New Hey Road , CH49 5LF
3out of 4 706 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gilbrook School
Glebe Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HE
4out of 4 722 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Hayfield School
Manor Drive , Upton CH49 4LN
3out of 4 2,081 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Birkenhead School
58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD
- not rated 2,189 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.