Overchurch Junior School | Primary in Wirral | Ofsted & DfE

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

350

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

350

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

56%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

350

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 20/10/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWirral

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio27.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Overchurch Junior School · Primary · Wirral

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2023/24

RWM expected standard

56%

56%56%56%

'25

'25 · 56%

RWM higher standard

6%6%6%

'25

'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

26%

Writing expected standard

76%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

63%

Maths higher standard

23%

Science expected standard

84%

SPAG expected standard

63%

SPAG higher standard

20%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

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

350

Pupil : teacher ratio

27.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

30%

SEN

19%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

54 Moreton Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 4NS

Local authority

Wirral

Website

www.overchurch-junior.wirral.sch.uk

Telephone

01516774150

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	56%	6%	67%	26%	76%	9%	63%	23%	84%	63%	104.0	102.0	103.0	—	—	—	19%	350
2023/24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	—	—	18%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	350	21.5	19%	2%	30%	6%	15%
2023/24	350	—	18%	2%	29%	6%	14%