Academy converter · Wirral

Mendell Primary School

3–11Ages
133Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149930URN

Allport Lane, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 7HN · 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

34 applications for 18 places · 32nd of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%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 14 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
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.

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

34 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 1.9; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.3; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wirral median

Dashed bars: as Mendell Primary School (URN 105017), 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	18	34	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2025	16	32	2.0	15	0.94
Sep 2024	25	36	1.4	21	0.84
Sep 2023 *	15	24	1.6	14	0.93
Sep 2022 *	26	34	1.3	25	0.96
Sep 2021 *	18	23	1.3	16	0.89
Sep 2020 *	20	27	1.4	18	0.90
Sep 2019 *	19	36	1.9	19	1.00
Sep 2018 *	24	41	1.7	22	0.92
Sep 2017 *	22	36	1.6	19	0.86
Sep 2016 *	30	50	1.7	23	0.77
Sep 2015 *	29	55	1.9	19	0.66
Sep 2014 *	29	65	2.2	34	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 50% · Maths 73% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%62nd of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard32%

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	41%	14%	102	105
2023/24	70%	20%	110	108
2022/23	67%	3%	106	106

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

Mendell Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Wirral

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Raeburn Primary School
0.7 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Woodslee
1.1 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Brookhurst Primary School
1.2 km · Wirral

Good2024
Heygarth Primary School
1.3 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School
2.0 km · Wirral

2026

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
2.2 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Stanton Road Primary School
2.8 km · Wirral

2026

2.3applications per place 52%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: 149930 · 344/2214
Trust: Leading Learners Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 133 on roll
Free school meals: 51.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: Mendell Primary School (URN 105017)
Address: Allport Lane, Bromborough, Wirral, CH62 7HN
Local authority: Wirral

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