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Church Drive Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Church Drive, Port Sunlight, Wirral CH62 5EF · churchdriveprimary.co.uk · 0151 645 5527
On the mapSearch near CH62 5EF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- 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
- 323
- 8 over 315 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 31.1%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 93% 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 | 46 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 51 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 48 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 52 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% 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 | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105053)
Ofsted
Church Drive Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105053), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105053)
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105053)
Nov 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105053)
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 56
- 17% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (25%) with SEND