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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH41 2UJBirkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
Primary

Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

Primary

Wirral · Birkenhead · CH41 2UJ www.christchurchbirkenhead.com

Pupils
200
cap. 234
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
200
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
200
Pupils · 2024/25
27%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio14.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School · Primary · Wirral

Finance£8889 spend / pupil£9285 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
+27pp
56%43%29%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
11%
+7pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
56%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
67%
SPAG expected standard
72%
LA AVG 70.01%
SPAG higher standard
22%
LA AVG 25.43%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 104.91
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 103.7
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
200
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
27%
FSM eligible
60%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Mount Grove, Birkenhead, CH41 2UJ
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
2024/2556%11%83%39%56%11%67%28%67%72%105.0104.0103.032%200
2023/2429%4%50%18%36%4%39%25%64%57%102.099.0102.033%205
2022/2343%10%52%19%52%14%62%19%67%62%102.0100.0102.0-2.10-3.00-2.6025%181
2018/1948%0%68%3%65%6%65%10%61%77%102.0102.0105.0-0.30-0.30-1.3015%211
2017/1854%12%65%12%62%12%73%15%69%77%103.0103.0108.0-2.20-2.30-1.2010%218
2016/1745%6%58%19%58%10%58%13%58%77%102.0100.0104.0+0.00-2.20-1.9011%241

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
2024/2520017.232%27%60%7%23%
2023/2420517.833%28%56%8%32%
2022/2318115.025%19%65%8%29%
2021/2218618.416%16%74%8%27%
2020/2118417.019%13%66%
2018/1921113.115%8%75%6%22%
2017/1821813.610%11%73%6%23%
2016/1724115.111%9%74%5%16%

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