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Church Drive Primary School

3–11Ages
323Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143505URN

Church Drive, Port Sunlight, Wirral, CH62 5EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 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

81 applications for 45 places · 38th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 · 13 June 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

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)

81 applications · 45 places offered · 46 named it first

2026 1.8; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 2.1; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 2.2; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 2.1; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 2.5; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 2.5; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Wirral median

Dashed bars: as Church Drive Primary School (URN 105053), 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	45	81	1.8	46	1.02
Sep 2025	44	78	1.8	51	1.16
Sep 2024	44	88	2.0	49	1.11
Sep 2023	42	89	2.1	48	1.14
Sep 2022	44	98	2.2	52	1.18
Sep 2021	43	92	2.1	55	1.28
Sep 2020	43	107	2.5	59	1.37
Sep 2019 *	44	109	2.5	55	1.25
Sep 2018 *	44	100	2.3	56	1.27
Sep 2017 *	44	104	2.4	56	1.27
Sep 2016 *	44	106	2.4	60	1.36
Sep 2015 *	43	113	2.6	55	1.28
Sep 2014 *	44	94	2.1	47	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 71% · Maths 76% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%17th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	69%	10%	105	105
2023/24	63%	7%	105	105
2022/23	60%	5%	105	104

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

Church Drive Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Grove Street Primary School
0.8 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Wirral

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place
St John's Catholic Infant School
1.0 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.8applications per place
St John's Catholic Junior School
1.1 km · Wirral

Good2023

45%met the SATs standard
Brackenwood Infant School
1.3 km · Wirral

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place
Stanton Road Primary School
1.4 km · Wirral

2026

2.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Brackenwood Junior School
1.5 km · Wirral

Good2023

85%met the SATs standard
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
1.7 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 61%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: 143505 · 344/2266
Trust: Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 323 on roll
Free school meals: 31.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2019
Replaced: Church Drive Primary School (URN 105053)
Address: Church Drive, Port Sunlight, Wirral, CH62 5EF
Local authority: Wirral

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