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Heswall Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Whitfield Lane, Heswall, Wirral CH60 7SD · heswall-primary.wirral.sch.uk · 0151 342 7491
On the mapSearch near CH60 7SD
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 68%
- 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
- 257
- 47 over 210 places · 122%
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 90% 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 | 31 | 1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 25 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 23 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▲68% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105038)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 January 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Heswall Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Jan 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105038)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105038), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105038)
Oct 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105038)