Community school · Wirral

Fender Primary School

4–11Ages
275Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105039URN

New Hey Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 8HB · 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

1.1per place

0.7 below Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

50 applications for 44 places · 74th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%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				Needs attention
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

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

Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
21 June 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Wirral median (1.8) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 44 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 1.1; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.4; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 1.3; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Wirral median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 0 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	44	50	1.1	42	0.95
Sep 2025	43	52	1.2	43	1.00
Sep 2024	35	48	1.4	40	1.14
Sep 2023	42	53	1.3	41	0.98
Sep 2022	33	39	1.2	30	0.91
Sep 2021	37	48	1.3	28	0.76
Sep 2020	35	49	1.4	33	0.94
Sep 2019	35	42	1.2	33	0.94
Sep 2018	33	47	1.4	31	0.94
Sep 2017	41	57	1.4	38	0.93
Sep 2016	38	48	1.3	30	0.79
Sep 2015	36	54	1.5	34	0.94
Sep 2014	34	48	1.4	37	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 47% · Writing 56% · Maths 41% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%62nd of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard47%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard41%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard3%

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	41%	0%	101	97
2023/24	31%	0%	102	103
2022/23	42%	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

Fender Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.1applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Woodchurch CofE Primary School
0.7 km · Wirral

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.7applications per place
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Wirral

2025

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Hillside
1.1 km · Wirral

2026

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Townfield Primary School
1.2 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
1.6 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
1.9 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2023

1.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Overchurch Infant School
1.9 km · Wirral

2026

1.4applications per place

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: 105039 · 344/2252
Capacity: 262 pupils · 275 on roll
Free school meals: 61.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: New Hey Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 8HB
Local authority: Wirral

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