Community school · Wirral

Pensby Primary School

3–11Ages
224Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135497URN

Greenbank Drive, Pensby, Wirral, CH61 5UE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

58 applications for 30 places · 27th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 7 July 2026Published 17 September 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		Expected standard
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

7 July 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
14 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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)

58 applications · 30 places offered · 24 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 2.8; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 2.0; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 2.0; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 2.3; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 2.2; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 2.6; Wirral median median 1.8
2015 2.2; Wirral median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Wirral median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 13 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	58	1.9	24	0.80
Sep 2025	28	57	2.0	23	0.82
Sep 2024	23	40	1.7	20	0.87
Sep 2023	30	85	2.8	40	1.33
Sep 2022	30	59	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2021	30	52	1.7	30	1.00
Sep 2020	30	60	2.0	25	0.83
Sep 2019	30	69	2.3	35	1.17
Sep 2018	30	66	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2017	30	73	2.4	34	1.13
Sep 2016	30	79	2.6	39	1.30
Sep 2015	30	66	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2014	30	67	2.2	37	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 61% · Maths 58% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%48th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	50%	0%	103	102
2023/24	53%	0%	103	102
2022/23	50%	0%	102	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

Pensby Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ladymount Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Wirral

Good2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Heswall Primary School
1.1 km · Wirral

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Thingwall Primary School
1.6 km · Wirral

2026

2.5applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School
1.9 km · Wirral

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Irby Primary School
1.9 km · Wirral

Good2023

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Barnston Primary School
2.5 km · Wirral

2026

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Gayton Primary School
2.6 km · Wirral

2026

3.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
2.6 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 83%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135497 · 344/3376
Capacity: 260 pupils · 224 on roll
Free school meals: 15.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: Greenbank Drive, Pensby, Wirral, CH61 5UE
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources