Academy converter · Wirral

Great Meols Primary School

3–11Ages
450Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143501URN

Elwyn Road, Meols, Wirral, CH47 7AP · 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

1.8per place

close to Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

90 applications for 49 places · 35th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 · 15 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

90 applications · 49 places offered · 47 named it first

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 2.0; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 2.1; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 2.1; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.8; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 2.5; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 9 of 10 years.

This school
Wirral median

Dashed bars: as Great Meols Primary School (URN 105033), the previous school.

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	49	90	1.8	47	0.96
Sep 2025	60	105	1.8	67	1.12
Sep 2024	59	95	1.6	58	0.98
Sep 2023	60	117	2.0	67	1.12
Sep 2022	59	110	1.9	68	1.15
Sep 2021	60	128	2.1	85	1.42
Sep 2020	59	140	2.4	79	1.34
Sep 2019	60	125	2.1	84	1.40
Sep 2018	60	109	1.8	61	1.02
Sep 2017	60	142	2.4	84	1.40
Sep 2016 *	60	148	2.5	84	1.40
Sep 2015 *	60	136	2.3	71	1.18
Sep 2014 *	60	153	2.6	88	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 87% · Maths 83% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%11th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	75%	13%	108	106
2023/24	65%	15%	106	105
2022/23	80%	12%	109	108

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

Great Meols Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.6applications per place
Lingham Primary School
2.5 km · Wirral

2026

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Black Horse Hill Infant School
3.1 km · Wirral

Good2024

1.7applications per place
Black Horse Hill Junior School
3.1 km · Wirral

Remains Good2022

44%met the SATs standard
Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School
3.1 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Eastway Primary School
3.3 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.9applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
West Kirby Primary School
3.5 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
3.6 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143501 · 344/2234
Trust: Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 459 pupils · 450 on roll
Free school meals: 5.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Great Meols Primary School (URN 105033)
Address: Elwyn Road, Meols, Wirral, CH47 7AP
Local authority: Wirral

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