Poulton Lancelyn Primary School | Primary in Wirral | Ofsted & DfE

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

27%

RWM higher · 2024/25

509

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

27%

RWM higher · 2024/25

509

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

27%

RWM higher · 2024/25

509

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/09/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWirral

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Poulton Lancelyn Primary School · Primary · Wirral

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

83%

+3pp

86%75%64%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 83%

RWM higher standard

27%

+7pp

27%23%19%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 27%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

89%

Reading higher standard

55%

Writing expected standard

84%

Writing higher standard

28%

Maths expected standard

92%

Maths higher standard

56%

Science expected standard

88%

SPAG expected standard

94%

SPAG higher standard

66%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

111.0

GPS scaled score

113.0

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

509

Pupil : teacher ratio

24.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Venables Drive, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 9LY

Local authority

Wirral

Website

http://www.poultonlancelyn.wirral.sch.uk/

Telephone

01513345021

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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	83%	27%	89%	55%	84%	28%	92%	56%	88%	94%	110.0	111.0	113.0	—	—	—	20%	509
2023/24	80%	20%	86%	34%	89%	31%	89%	47%	92%	92%	107.0	108.0	110.0	—	—	—	16%	498
2022/23	83%	19%	88%	48%	86%	24%	95%	47%	88%	95%	108.0	108.0	110.0	+2.70	+2.40	+3.50	10%	472
2018/19	86%	25%	91%	35%	91%	37%	91%	53%	93%	91%	107.0	109.0	111.0	-0.40	+0.10	+1.40	8%	412
2017/18	64%	19%	83%	33%	72%	26%	79%	33%	86%	86%	106.0	105.0	109.0	-0.30	-1.30	+0.50	—	411

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	509	22.1	20%	4%	6%	4%	2%
2023/24	498	25.7	16%	4%	6%	4%	5%
2022/23	472	24.7	10%	3%	5%	3%	2%
2021/22	423	24.2	9%	2%	5%	5%	9%
2020/21	430	23.4	7%	2%	5%	—	—
2018/19	412	21.5	8%	2%	4%	3%	3%
2017/18	—	23.1	—	—	—	4%	4%