St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead is a primary school located in Prenton. 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 29/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are 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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Woodchurch Road, Prenton

School Information

Address: Woodchurch Road, Prenton, CH43 5UT
Website: www.stjosephscatholicprimarybirkenhead.co.uk
Telephone: 01516526781
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mr A Turner
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 146088

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 348
Number of Boys: 184
Number of Girls: 164

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.6 to -0.2
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.8
Maths
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.5

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:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
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 3,099 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
Woodchurch Road , Oxton CH43 5UT
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Devonshire Park Primary School
Temple Road , CH42 9JX
3out of 4 451 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodchurch Road Primary School
Woodchurch Road , Oxton CH42 9LJ
2out of 4 490 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School
Holm Lane , CH43 2HT
3out of 4 739 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
Mount Grove , CH41 2UJ
3out of 4 1,099 yd Voluntary aided 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 1,348 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South , CH43 4UY
2out of 4 1,768 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ
3out of 4 1,802 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Ridgeway High School
Noctorum Avenue , Noctorum CH43 9EB
2out of 4 2,487 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Woodchurch High School
Carr Bridge Road , Woodchurch CH49 7NG
3out of 4 2,630 yd Academy converter No Mixed 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 2,458 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ
- not rated 2,525 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 1,614 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Prenton Preparatory School
Mount Pleasant , Oxton CH43 5SY
- not rated 445 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Birkenhead School
58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD
- not rated 1,540 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Wirral
The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA
- not rated 1,867 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Foxfield School
New Hey Road , CH49 5LF
3out of 4 2,621 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
60 Hamilton Square , Wirral CH41 5AT
- not rated 2,795 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.