Irby 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 are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 11/11/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Coombe Road, Wirral

School Information

Address: Coombe Road, Wirral, CH61 4UR
Website: www.irbyprimary.com
Telephone: 01516482944
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Dixon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105025

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/11/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 220
Number of Pupils: 215
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.9
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.7
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
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 3,240 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Irby Primary School
Coombe Road , Irby CH61 4UR 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thingwall Primary School
Pensby Road , Thingwall CH61 7UG 		3out of 4 1,423 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
School Lane , Thurstaston CH61 0HH 		4out of 4 1,564 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Greasby Junior School
Mill Lane , Greasby CH49 3AR 		4out of 4 1,683 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School
Rigby Drive , Greasby CH49 1RE 		4out of 4 1,800 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pensby High School
Irby Road , Heswall CH61 6XN 		3out of 4 1,696 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanley School
Greenbank Drive , Pensby CH61 5UE 		3out of 4 2,253 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadowside School
Pool Lane , Woodchurch CH49 5LA 		2out of 4 2,626 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gilbrook School
Glebe Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HE 		4out of 4 2,895 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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