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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH41 8DUOur Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Primary

Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Wirral · Birkenhead · CH41 8DU www.ourlady-saintedwards.co.uk

Pupils
470
cap. 500
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
470
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
36%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
470
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Wirral

Finance£7368 spend / pupil£7638 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
36%
+2pp
73%54%34%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
49%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
53%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
47%
LA AVG 70.01%
SPAG higher standard
12%
LA AVG 25.43%
Reading scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 104.91
Maths scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 103.7
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
470
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Price Street, Birkenhead, CH41 8DU
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
2024/2536%0%61%15%49%7%53%12%80%47%102.0100.0100.023%470
2023/2434%0%62%12%66%5%50%5%78%57%101.099.0101.022%483
2022/2345%4%64%21%71%5%57%13%86%63%102.0101.0102.0-1.80+0.10-3.4020%467
2018/1973%3%88%41%83%7%85%20%85%86%107.0104.0107.0+5.20+1.20+1.2016%478
2017/1865%14%88%23%96%25%74%25%100%93%107.0103.0107.0+2.60+4.00+0.4013%482
2016/1785%7%90%38%98%10%88%22%100%95%108.0105.0108.0+4.30+2.40+1.8016%484

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
2024/2547022.623%13%42%7%23%
2023/2448322.322%11%43%7%23%
2022/2346720.320%9%44%8%27%
2021/2247920.919%6%45%8%27%
2020/2145021.822%6%38%
2018/1947820.816%6%44%6%17%
2017/1848222.913%7%48%6%21%
2016/1748422.216%6%51%6%20%

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