Townfield 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/12/2010. 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 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Townfield Lane, Wirral

School Information

Address: Townfield Lane, Wirral, CH43 2LH
Website: www.townfieldprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01516528498
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Moira Loftus
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140931

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/12/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 511
Number of Boys: 286
Number of Girls: 225

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.7
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
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 1,343 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Townfield Primary School
Townfield Lane , CH43 2LH
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School
Holm Lane , CH43 2HT
3out of 4 1,021 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
New Hey Road , Upton CH49 5LE
3out of 4 1,023 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillside Primary School
Ridgeview Road , CH43 9HG
3out of 4 1,272 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
St Peter's Way , Noctorum CH43 9QR
3out of 4 1,317 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgeway High School
Noctorum Avenue , Noctorum CH43 9EB
2out of 4 780 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Woodchurch High School
Carr Bridge Road , Woodchurch CH49 7NG
3out of 4 896 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ
3out of 4 1,892 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South , CH43 4UY
2out of 4 2,239 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Upton Hall School FCJ
Upton , CH49 6LJ
4out of 4 2,810 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 2,253 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 1,627 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Foxfield School
New Hey Road , CH49 5LF
3out of 4 984 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkenhead School
58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD
- not rated 1,120 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Prenton Preparatory School
Mount Pleasant , Oxton CH43 5SY
- not rated 1,464 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadowside School
Pool Lane , Woodchurch CH49 5LA
2out of 4 1,903 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Gilbrook School
Glebe Hey Road , Woodchurch CH49 8HE
4out of 4 2,059 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.