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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH41 2TDSt Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

Primary

Wirral · Birkenhead · CH41 2TD www.stwerburghswirral.co.uk/

Pupils
237
cap. 256
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
237
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
237
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 19/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio14.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
44%
+30pp
50%32%14%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
59%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
59%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
63%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
37%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
237
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
36%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
29%

Contact

Address
Park Grove, Birkenhead, CH41 2TD
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
2024/2544%4%59%15%63%4%59%22%63%67%103.0101.0106.028%237
2023/2414%0%68%11%64%0%21%0%68%50%102.095.0100.029%257
2022/2340%0%60%5%60%0%50%15%80%65%101.098.0102.0+0.10-2.80-2.7025%228
2018/1950%8%69%15%58%8%58%12%69%73%102.0102.0107.0+1.90+0.20+0.5025%240
2017/1844%4%60%24%56%8%56%8%64%68%103.0101.0103.0-1.40-2.60-2.5030%258
2016/1723%5%45%9%55%18%41%5%73%50%101.099.0101.0-1.50-1.80-3.7027%256

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
2024/2523720.328%36%51%9%29%
2023/2425719.729%32%56%8%28%
2022/2322818.125%32%58%9%29%
2021/2223018.123%30%58%8%27%
2020/2122821.222%28%48%
2018/1924020.625%29%54%6%16%
2017/1825826.930%24%52%5%15%
2016/1725621.427%24%50%6%16%

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