Community school · Wirral

Lingham Primary School

2–11Ages
270Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105005URN

Townmeadow Lane, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 7UQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 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

41 applications for 28 places · 65th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%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 2 June 2026Published 8 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour				Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
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

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Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
27 February 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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)

41 applications · 28 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 1.5; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 1.6; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 1.4; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 1.5; 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	28	41	1.5	23	0.82
Sep 2025	26	41	1.6	25	0.96
Sep 2024	36	52	1.4	33	0.92
Sep 2023	46	66	1.4	44	0.96
Sep 2022	36	57	1.6	36	1.00
Sep 2021	53	62	1.2	41	0.77
Sep 2020	48	65	1.4	37	0.77
Sep 2019	46	69	1.5	35	0.76
Sep 2018	47	72	1.5	39	0.83
Sep 2017	44	60	1.4	38	0.86
Sep 2016	57	89	1.6	53	0.93
Sep 2015	53	72	1.4	49	0.92
Sep 2014	47	68	1.5	43	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 70% · Maths 74% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%30th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	60%	0%	103	104
2023/24	55%	2%	104	103
2022/23	50%	0%	102	102

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

Lingham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Eastway Primary School
0.8 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.9applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Chapelhill Primary School
1.4 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2020

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Overchurch Junior School
1.9 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2021

56%met the SATs standard
Overchurch Infant School
1.9 km · Wirral

2026

1.4applications per place
Castleway Primary School
2.0 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Leasowe Primary School
2.2 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 53%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: 105005 · 344/2118
Capacity: 399 pupils · 270 on roll
Free school meals: 42.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Townmeadow Lane, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 7UQ
Local authority: Wirral

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