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Mersey Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Elm Road, Higher Tranmere, Wirral CH42 0PH · merseyparkprimary.co.uk · 0151 647 8197
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wirral 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 452
- 97% of 465 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 63.1%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 84% 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 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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 | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Mersey Park Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 31
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (45%) with SEND