Voluntary aided school · Wirral

St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

2–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105091URN

Park Grove, Birkenhead, CH41 2TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

42 applications for 24 places · 41st of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%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 · 19 September 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Wirral median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 2.3; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 2.2; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 2.1; 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	24	42	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2025	23	41	1.8	20	0.87
Sep 2024	28	44	1.6	27	0.96
Sep 2023	26	33	1.3	24	0.92
Sep 2022	19	24	1.3	17	0.89
Sep 2021	24	35	1.5	24	1.00
Sep 2020	20	32	1.6	18	0.90
Sep 2019	28	47	1.7	28	1.00
Sep 2018	27	44	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2017	29	62	2.1	40	1.38
Sep 2016	25	58	2.3	23	0.92
Sep 2015	30	65	2.2	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	64	2.1	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 63% · Maths 59% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%57th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard15%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	44%	4%	103	101
2023/24	14%	0%	102	95
2022/23	40%	0%	101	98

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 Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

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

2026

1.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
0.3 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Woodchurch Road Academy
0.8 km · Wirral

2025

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

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Cathcart Street Primary School
1.0 km · Wirral

2026

1.5applications per place 26%met the SATs standard
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
1.3 km · Wirral

Good2022

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

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 47%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: 105091 · 344/3372
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 256 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 49.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Park Grove, Birkenhead, CH41 2TD
Local authority: Wirral

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