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Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Voluntary aided
Thurstaston Road, Heswall, Wirral CH60 4SA · stpeters-heswall.wirral.sch.uk · 0151 342 2556
On the mapSearch near CH60 4SA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wirral 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 276
- 86% of 320 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4%
- First language not English
- 0.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 30 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 | 30 | 25 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 February 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Feb 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (131 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 131
- 43% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (15%) with SEND