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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH41 3JYCathcart Street Primary School
Primary

Cathcart Street Primary School

Primary

Wirral · Wirral · CH41 3JY www.cathcartstreet.wirral.sch.uk

Pupils
224
cap. 274
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
26%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
26%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
224
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 26/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cathcart Street Primary School · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
26%
-5pp
63%43%23%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 26%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
10%
Writing expected standard
48%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
32%
Maths higher standard
3%
Science expected standard
61%
SPAG expected standard
35%
SPAG higher standard
6%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
95.0
GPS scaled score
97.0

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
224
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
78%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
26%

Contact

Address
Dover Close, Wirral, CH41 3JY
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
2024/2526%0%55%10%48%3%32%3%61%35%100.095.097.029%224
2023/2431%0%45%10%38%0%41%7%59%45%100.096.098.028%218
2022/2323%0%36%5%45%0%32%0%59%41%99.095.096.0-1.10+0.30-3.7028%220
2018/1963%7%85%15%70%15%85%15%81%81%103.0104.0103.0+1.50+0.80+2.1030%223
2017/1843%3%47%7%77%17%67%13%77%60%99.0102.0100.0-3.80+1.40-1.3028%235
2016/1752%0%74%13%78%17%65%4%74%70%103.0101.0104.0+1.50+2.70-0.4019%229

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
2024/2522418.929%24%78%8%26%
2023/2421821.128%18%73%8%30%
2022/2322016.328%19%74%10%34%
2021/2222117.827%19%70%8%31%
2020/2122616.932%13%60%
2018/1922316.830%11%67%6%15%
2017/1823519.628%9%67%6%13%
2016/1722921.519%8%67%5%16%

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