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West Kirby Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Anglesey Road, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 5EQ · westkirbyprimaryschool.co.uk · 0151 625 5561
On the mapSearch near CH48 5EQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- 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
- 297
- 38 over 259 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.1%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 98% 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 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 23 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 34 | 27 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% 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 | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for West Kirby Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (120 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 120
- 38% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 22 parents (18%) with SEND