Community school · Wirral

Kingsway Primary School

2–11Ages
151Pupils
PrimaryPhase
104997URN

Ashville Road, Wallasey, CH44 9EF · 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

1.8per place

close to Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

25 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

37%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 3 February 2026Published 10 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

3 February 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
27 June 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Wirral median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 14 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 1.8; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.8; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 1.2; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 2.6; Wirral median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 1 of 13 years.

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	14	25	1.8	13	0.93
Sep 2025	22	34	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2024	15	23	1.5	13	0.87
Sep 2023	22	31	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2022	25	38	1.5	25	1.00
Sep 2021	25	34	1.4	25	1.00
Sep 2020	11	14	1.3	8	0.73
Sep 2019	20	33	1.7	18	0.90
Sep 2018	16	28	1.8	16	1.00
Sep 2017	16	27	1.7	15	0.94
Sep 2016	20	23	1.2	7	0.35
Sep 2015	17	26	1.5	9	0.53
Sep 2014	11	28	2.6	8	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 68% · Maths 42% → all three 37% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard37%67th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard53%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard42%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (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	37%	0%	100	97
2023/24	17%	0%	101	97
2022/23	44%	0%	102	100

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

Kingsway Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Somerville Primary School
0.3 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey
0.4 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
0.8 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Egremont Primary School
0.8 km · Wirral

2026

1.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Park Primary School
1.2 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.6applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Liscard Primary School
1.6 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.5applications per place 68%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: 104997 · 344/2108
Capacity: 165 pupils · 151 on roll
Free school meals: 70.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ashville Road, Wallasey, CH44 9EF
Local authority: Wirral

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