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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH60 1XWBarnston Primary School
Primary

Barnston Primary School

Primary

Wirral · Wirral · CH60 1XW http://www.barnston.wirral.sch.uk/

Pupils
302
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
29%
RWM higher · 2024/25
302
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
29%
RWM higher · 2024/25
302
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
2%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 01/07/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Barnston Primary School · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
82%
+10pp
88%80%72%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
29%
-7pp
36%29%21%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 29%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
53%
Writing expected standard
95%
Writing higher standard
42%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
302
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
3%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
2%

Contact

Address
Sandham Grove, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 1XW
Local authority
Wirral
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2582%29%89%53%95%42%87%39%95%87%109.0107.0106.07%302
2023/2472%36%82%49%82%54%85%51%85%85%109.0108.0109.04%309
2022/2374%21%83%49%85%32%81%45%85%85%108.0108.0108.0+2.60+2.70+2.905%309
2018/1982%29%87%40%89%47%84%51%93%87%108.0108.0111.0+1.20+1.50+0.202%306
2017/1888%29%88%46%92%38%92%54%92%92%109.0109.0109.0+2.20+1.70+1.004%298
2016/1768%13%68%23%94%32%90%35%94%87%104.0108.0107.0-2.50+1.20+1.005%293

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2530224.87%2%3%3%2%
2023/2430924.94%2%3%3%4%
2022/2330924.95%1%3%4%5%
2021/2232129.24%0%3%4%6%
2020/2131628.25%0%4%
2018/1930631.22%1%5%3%3%
2017/1829823.34%1%6%3%5%
2016/1729322.55%2%6%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.