St Paul's Catholic Primary School 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/04/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Farmfield Drive, Prenton, CH43 7TE
Website: www.stpauls.wirra.sch.uk
Telephone: 01516527828
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Chris Fenna
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105070

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 112
Number of Pupils: 110
Number of Boys: 63
Number of Girls: 47

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 24.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -7.2 to 0.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.1 Confidence interval -8.4 to -1.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -6.4 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
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 2,376 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Leasowe Nursery School and Family Centre
Twickenham Drive , Moreton CH46 2QF
3out of 4 2,383 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Farmfield Drive , CH43 7TE
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Manor Primary School
Beechwood Drive , Birkenhead CH43 7ZU
2out of 4 394 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ballantyne Drive , Bidston CH43 7XG
3out of 4 1,047 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Sandbrook Primary School
Stavordale Road , Moreton CH46 9PS
2out of 4 1,190 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Gautby Road , Bidston CH41 7DU
2out of 4 1,487 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Upton Hall School FCJ
Upton , CH49 6LJ
4out of 4 1,800 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Ridgeway High School
Noctorum Avenue , Noctorum CH43 9EB
2out of 4 2,098 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Woodchurch High School
Carr Bridge Road , Woodchurch CH49 7NG
3out of 4 2,601 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ
3out of 4 2,618 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Weatherhead High School
Breck Rd , CH44 3HS
4out of 4 2,872 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls 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 2,078 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 2,614 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Observatory School
Bidston Village Road , Bidston CH43 7QT
3out of 4 984 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hayfield School
Manor Drive , Upton CH49 4LN
3out of 4 1,123 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Orrets Meadow School
Chapelhill Road , Moreton CH46 9QQ
4out of 4 1,288 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Fender Lane , Moreton CH46 9PA
4out of 4 1,497 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wirral Hospitals' School
157 Park Road North , Claughton CH41 0EZ
4out of 4 1,894 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.