Academy converter · Wirral

Rock Ferry Primary School

3–11Ages
301Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150115URN

Ionic Street, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 2BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2020

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Wirral median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wirral

51 applications for 32 places · 54th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

28%met the expected standard

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2020

Inspection history

27 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Rock Ferry Primary School, URN 105045
23 May 2011
Graded inspection: Good · as Rock Ferry Primary School, URN 105045

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Wirral median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

51 applications · 32 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.6; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.2; Wirral median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.1; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.5; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.4; 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 Rock Ferry Primary School (URN 105045), 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	32	51	1.6	26	0.81
Sep 2025	35	48	1.4	30	0.86
Sep 2024	43	51	1.2	33	0.77
Sep 2023 *	30	37	1.2	27	0.90
Sep 2022 *	31	42	1.4	25	0.81
Sep 2021 *	41	43	1.1	31	0.76
Sep 2020 *	41	56	1.4	31	0.76
Sep 2019 *	37	50	1.4	35	0.95
Sep 2018 *	41	56	1.4	40	0.98
Sep 2017 *	38	57	1.5	34	0.89
Sep 2016 *	47	76	1.6	46	0.98
Sep 2015 *	46	62	1.4	35	0.76
Sep 2014 *	51	84	1.7	50	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 40% · Writing 49% · Maths 42% → all three 28% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard28%71st of 74 in Wirral

Wirral 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard40%

Wirral 74% England 78%

Higher standard5%

Wirral 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard49%

Wirral 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wirral 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard42%

Wirral 70% England 77%

Higher standard2%

Wirral 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 98 (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	28%	0%	99	98
2023/24	32%	2%	100	99
2022/23	33%	7%	99	97

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

Rock Ferry Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2020

1.6applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Well Lane Primary School
0.6 km · Wirral

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.6applications per place
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Mersey Park Primary School
1.0 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bedford Drive Primary School
1.0 km · Wirral

Good2022

2.1applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Junior School
1.5 km · Wirral

Good2023

45%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Infant School
1.6 km · Wirral

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Grove Street Primary School
1.6 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Park Primary School
1.6 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150115 · 344/2258
Trust: Expedition Schools
Capacity: 345 pupils · 301 on roll
Free school meals: 67.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Rock Ferry Primary School (URN 105045)
Address: Ionic Street, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 2BL
Local authority: Wirral

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