Voluntary aided school · Wirral

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton

4–11Ages
198Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105068URN

Moreton Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 6LL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

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

55%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

16 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
16 April 2019
Graded inspection: 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 · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 2.2; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.8; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.8; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 2.0; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 2.0; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 2.4; Wirral median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 12 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	30	57	1.9	27	0.90
Sep 2025	23	48	2.1	22	0.96
Sep 2024	25	55	2.2	23	0.92
Sep 2023	30	50	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2022	33	55	1.7	32	0.97
Sep 2021	34	56	1.7	31	0.91
Sep 2020	38	52	1.4	32	0.84
Sep 2019	24	43	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2018	37	67	1.8	34	0.92
Sep 2017	35	73	2.1	33	0.94
Sep 2016	38	75	2.0	35	0.92
Sep 2015	46	92	2.0	42	0.91
Sep 2014	40	97	2.4	36	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 59% · Maths 70% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%39th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	55%	9%	105	103
2023/24	61%	2%	104	103
2022/23	57%	7%	105	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

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School UptonThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Overchurch Infant School
0.4 km · Wirral

2026

1.4applications per place
Overchurch Junior School
0.4 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2021

56%met the SATs standard
Brookdale Primary School
1.3 km · Wirral

Remains Good2022

3.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
1.5 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2023

1.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Chapelhill Primary School
1.5 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2020

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Wirral

2026

1.2applications 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105068 · 344/3321
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 225 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals: 24.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Moreton Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 6LL
Local authority: Wirral

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