Schools by area › Wirral › Irby Primary School
Irby Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Coombe Road, Irby, Wirral CH61 4UR · irbyprimary.com · 0151 648 2944
On the mapSearch near CH61 4UR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- 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
- 249
- 29 over 220 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4.4%
- First language not English
- 1.2%
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% 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 | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105025)
Ofsted
Irby Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105025)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105025), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105025)
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Outstanding
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 Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105025)
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105025)