Academy converter · Wirral

Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
383Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146530URN

Upton Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 0PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

113 applications for 60 places · 33rd of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 · 16 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

113 applications · 60 places offered · 57 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Wirral median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Wirral median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6
2019 1.9; Wirral median median 1.7
2018 1.9; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 7 of 8 years.

This school
Wirral median

Dashed bars: as Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School (URN 105076), 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	60	113	1.9	57	0.95
Sep 2025	59	89	1.5	57	0.97
Sep 2024	56	99	1.8	62	1.11
Sep 2023	54	91	1.7	51	0.94
Sep 2022	48	84	1.8	43	0.90
Sep 2021	44	71	1.6	35	0.80
Sep 2020	56	89	1.6	47	0.84
Sep 2019	50	95	1.9	48	0.96
Sep 2018 *	53	99	1.9	48	0.91
Sep 2017 *	53	93	1.8	40	0.75
Sep 2016 *	55	119	2.2	42	0.76
Sep 2015 *	49	103	2.1	44	0.90
Sep 2014 *	52	105	2.0	40	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 70% · Maths 57% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%45th of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	52%	6%	103	100
2023/24	65%	2%	104	103
2022/23	64%	2%	104	102

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

Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Lingham Primary School
0.8 km · Wirral

2026

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Chapelhill Primary School
0.9 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2020

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Eastway Primary School
0.9 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.9applications per place 21%met the SATs standard
Overchurch Junior School
1.1 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2021

56%met the SATs standard
Overchurch Infant School
1.1 km · Wirral

2026

1.4applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
1.5 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Wirral

2026

1.2applications per place 53%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: 146530 · 344/3337
Trust: Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 392 pupils · 383 on roll
Free school meals: 18.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2018
Replaced: Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School (URN 105076)
Address: Upton Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 0PB
Local authority: Wirral

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