Community school · Wirral

Prenton Primary School

4–11Ages
393Pupils
PrimaryPhase
103598URN

Bramwell Avenue, Prenton, CH43 0RQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

91 applications for 60 places · 60th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 24 February 2026Published 5 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
2 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Wirral median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

91 applications · 60 places offered · 54 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.8; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 2.0; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 2.2; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 1.8; Wirral median median 1.9

This school
Wirral median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	91	1.5	54	0.90
Sep 2025	60	93	1.6	60	1.00
Sep 2024	59	105	1.8	65	1.10
Sep 2023	60	96	1.6	57	0.95
Sep 2022	55	90	1.6	54	0.98
Sep 2021	51	90	1.8	47	0.92
Sep 2020	58	92	1.6	53	0.91
Sep 2019	60	100	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2018	60	110	1.8	54	0.90
Sep 2017	60	112	1.9	57	0.95
Sep 2016	60	119	2.0	57	0.95
Sep 2015	60	129	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2014	59	108	1.8	50	0.85

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 62% · Maths 67% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%40th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wirral median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	0%	104	105
2023/24	56%	0%	105	105
2022/23	62%	5%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Prenton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Wirral

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.8applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
1.3 km · Wirral

Good2022

3.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Townfield Primary School
1.4 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Park Primary School
1.5 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Wirral

2025

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Woodchurch Road Academy
1.8 km · Wirral

2025

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Bedford Drive Primary School
1.9 km · Wirral

Good2022

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Higher Bebington Junior School
2.0 km · Wirral

Good2023

64%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103598 · 344/3374
Capacity: 420 pupils · 393 on roll
Free school meals: 16.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2005
Address: Bramwell Avenue, Prenton, CH43 0RQ
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources