Voluntary aided school · Wirral

St Paul's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
99Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105070URN

Farmfield Drive, Beechwood, Prenton, CH43 7TE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

12 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 6 May 2026Published 25 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

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Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
6 April 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Wirral median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

12 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.3; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.1; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 0.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.0; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.0; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.0; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 2.0; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.1; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 2.5; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 1.2; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 1.9; 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	10	12	1.2	10	1.00
Sep 2025	13	17	1.3	12	0.92
Sep 2024	15	17	1.1	14	0.93
Sep 2023	9	6	0.7	5	0.56
Sep 2022	15	15	1.0	14	0.93
Sep 2021	11	11	1.0	8	0.73
Sep 2020	9	9	1.0	7	0.78
Sep 2019	4	8	2.0	4	1.00
Sep 2018	16	18	1.1	16	1.00
Sep 2017	11	16	1.5	11	1.00
Sep 2016	6	15	2.5	6	1.00
Sep 2015	10	12	1.2	10	1.00
Sep 2014	9	17	1.9	9	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 60% · Maths 87% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%40th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	53%	0%	106	105
2023/24	50%	0%	105	103
2022/23	45%	0%	103	99

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 Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Manor Primary School
0.4 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2023

1.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
1.0 km · Wirral

2026

1.4applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Chapelhill Primary School
1.1 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2020

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Hillside
1.4 km · Wirral

2026

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Overchurch Infant School
1.4 km · Wirral

2026

1.4applications per place
Overchurch Junior School
1.4 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2021

56%met the SATs standard
Bidston Avenue Primary School
1.4 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.9applications 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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105070 · 344/3324
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 120 pupils · 99 on roll
Free school meals: 65.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Farmfield Drive, Beechwood, Prenton, CH43 7TE
Local authority: Wirral

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