Woodchurch Road 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 11/10/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead

School Information

Address: Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9LJ
Website: www.woodchurchroad.wirral.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01516523104
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Carolyn Knowles
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105047

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 497
Number of Pupils: 311
Number of Boys: 186
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.7
Writing
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.2
Maths
Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.3 to -1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodchurch Road Primary School
Woodchurch Road , Oxton CH42 9LJ
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
Woodchurch Road , Oxton CH43 5UT
2out of 4 490 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
Mount Grove , CH41 2UJ
3out of 4 619 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Devonshire Park Primary School
Temple Road , CH42 9JX
3out of 4 626 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mersey Park Primary School
Elm Road , Higher Tranmere CH42 0PH
4out of 4 887 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead Park School
Park Road South , CH43 4UY
2out of 4 1,418 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue , Rock Ferry CH42 6RR
3out of 4 1,516 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ
3out of 4 1,558 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Ridgeway High School
Noctorum Avenue , Noctorum CH43 9EB
2out of 4 2,691 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Woodchurch High School
Carr Bridge Road , Woodchurch CH49 7NG
3out of 4 2,926 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 1,968 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ
- not rated 2,295 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 1,432 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 568 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Wirral
The Hive , Bright Street CH41 4EA
- not rated 1,392 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Birkenhead School
58 Beresford Road , Oxton CH43 2JD
- not rated 1,519 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
60 Hamilton Square , Wirral CH41 5AT
- not rated 2,314 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Kilgarth School
Cavendish Street , CH41 8BA
4out of 4 2,518 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.