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Grove Street Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Grove Street, New Ferry, Wirral CH62 5BA · grovestreetprimaryschool.co.uk · 0151 645 2170
On the mapSearch near CH62 5BA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 30%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wirral 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 312
- 81% of 385 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 58.9%
- First language not English
- 15.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 32 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 35 | 28 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 30% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Wirral it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼30% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Grove Street Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 13
- 4% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied