Voluntary aided school · Wirral

Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105064URN

Mount Grove, Birkenhead, CH41 2UJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

57 applications for 30 places · 29th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Wirral median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

57 applications · 30 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.5; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.6; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 1.7; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 1.7; 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	30	57	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2025	24	41	1.7	21	0.88
Sep 2024	29	41	1.4	30	1.03
Sep 2023	25	31	1.2	19	0.76
Sep 2022	26	33	1.3	22	0.85
Sep 2021	25	30	1.2	18	0.72
Sep 2020	24	37	1.5	17	0.71
Sep 2019	16	26	1.6	13	0.81
Sep 2018	18	31	1.7	16	0.89
Sep 2017	31	36	1.2	18	0.58
Sep 2016	30	52	1.7	24	0.80
Sep 2015	38	58	1.5	28	0.74
Sep 2014	32	55	1.7	27	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 56% · Maths 67% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%33rd of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	56%	11%	105	104
2023/24	29%	4%	102	99
2022/23	43%	10%	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

Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary School
0.5 km · Wirral

2026

1.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Woodchurch Road Academy
0.6 km · Wirral

2025

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Mersey Park Primary School
0.9 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
1.0 km · Wirral

Good2022

3.0applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Park Primary School
1.1 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Cathcart Street Primary School
1.2 km · Wirral

2026

1.5applications per place 26%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105064 · 344/3011
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 57.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mount Grove, Birkenhead, CH41 2UJ
Local authority: Wirral

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