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EnglandNorth WestWirralCH48 5EQWest Kirby Primary School
Primary

West Kirby Primary School

Primary

Wirral · Wirral · CH48 5EQ www.westkirbyprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
304
cap. 259
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
304
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
304
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWirral
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of West Kirby Primary School · Primary · Wirral

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
81%
+2pp
82%80%78%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
23%
+7pp
23%15%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 23%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
33%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
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
304
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Anglesey Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5EQ
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
2024/2581%23%91%49%88%33%86%40%95%84%108.0108.0106.011%304
2023/2479%16%87%39%92%16%87%37%97%92%108.0107.0108.010%300
2022/2378%13%85%37%87%17%87%37%91%85%107.0106.0107.0+1.80+1.80+1.209%315
2018/1980%7%93%44%90%22%88%22%95%95%108.0105.0109.0+2.00+0.00-1.205%283
2017/1882%13%95%36%92%23%87%28%95%90%108.0106.0108.0+0.20-0.20-1.005%286
2016/1753%14%67%28%88%30%70%14%91%81%105.0103.0106.0-0.10+2.60-2.004%296

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
2024/2530422.911%8%13%3%7%
2023/2430021.810%9%12%4%8%
2022/2331525.79%12%14%5%8%
2021/2227321.48%3%10%5%13%
2020/2128024.99%3%13%
2018/1928320.65%3%14%4%6%
2017/1828626.15%2%12%4%7%
2016/1729623.54%3%13%4%6%

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