Rock Ferry 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 24/05/2011. 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 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Ionic Street, Birkenhead

School Information

Address: Ionic Street, Birkenhead, CH42 2BL
Website: https://rockferryprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01516451017
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Sara Radley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105045

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/05/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 345
Number of Pupils: 342
Number of Boys: 180
Number of Girls: 162

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1
Writing
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.6
Maths
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rock Ferry Primary School
Ionic Street , Rock Ferry CH42 2BL
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Well Lane Primary School
Park Road , Tranmere CH42 5PF
3out of 4 668 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Highfield South , Rock Ferry CH42 4NE
3out of 4 912 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Mersey Park Primary School
Elm Road , Higher Tranmere CH42 0PH
4out of 4 1,132 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bedford Drive Primary School
Bedford Drive , Rock Ferry CH42 6RT
3out of 4 1,141 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue , Rock Ferry CH42 6RR
3out of 4 1,287 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road , Bebington CH63 7LF
4out of 4 1,808 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Bebington
Higher Bebington Road , Bebington CH63 2PS
2out of 4 2,586 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South , CH43 4UY
2out of 4 3,104 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Heath Road , Bebington CH63 3AF
4out of 4 3,118 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wirral Metropolitan College
Conway Park Campus , Conway Park CH41 4NT
- not rated 2,471 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
60 Hamilton Square , Wirral CH41 5AT
- not rated 2,401 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Prenton Preparatory School
Mount Pleasant , Oxton CH43 5SY
- not rated 2,506 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Wirral
The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA
- not rated 2,544 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Cities in Schools at Unit 302
Queens Dock Commercial Centre , Norkfolk Street L1 0BG
- not rated 3,223 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.