Academy converter · Wirral

Poulton Lancelyn Primary School

2–11Ages
507Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143503URN

Venables Drive, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 9LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

104 applications for 61 places · 46th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 3 February 2026Published 26 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
29 September 2021
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Wirral median (1.8) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

104 applications · 61 places offered · 67 named it first

2026 1.7; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.9; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 2.1; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Wirral median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Wirral median median 1.7
2016 2.2; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wirral median

Dashed bars: as Poulton Lancelyn Primary School (URN 105031), 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	61	104	1.7	67	1.10
Sep 2025	60	94	1.6	58	0.97
Sep 2024	59	96	1.6	66	1.12
Sep 2023	60	109	1.8	63	1.05
Sep 2022	56	96	1.7	54	0.96
Sep 2021	56	101	1.8	53	0.95
Sep 2020	60	115	1.9	68	1.13
Sep 2019	60	125	2.1	77	1.28
Sep 2018	60	118	2.0	67	1.12
Sep 2017	60	93	1.6	58	0.97
Sep 2016 *	60	132	2.2	74	1.23
Sep 2015 *	60	105	1.8	59	0.98
Sep 2014 *	58	97	1.7	49	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 84% · Maths 92% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%4th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard56%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (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	83%	27%	110	111
2023/24	80%	20%	107	108
2022/23	83%	19%	108	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

Poulton Lancelyn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Stanton Road Primary School
0.9 km · Wirral

2026

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Woodslee
1.2 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Brackenwood Infant School
1.8 km · Wirral

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place
Brackenwood Junior School
1.8 km · Wirral

Good2023

85%met the SATs standard
Mendell Primary School
2.0 km · Wirral

2026

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Church Drive Primary School
2.0 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
2.1 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place
Raeburn Primary School
2.3 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 50%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143503 · 344/2231
Trust: Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 507 on roll
Free school meals: 3.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Poulton Lancelyn Primary School (URN 105031)
Address: Venables Drive, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 9LY
Local authority: Wirral

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