Academy sponsor led · Wirral

Woodchurch CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
157Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150890URN

Church Lane, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 7LS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Special measures

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Inadequate

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

31 applications for 18 places · 44th of 74 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Special measures

Overall effectiveness: Inadequate · 13 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate
Early years provision	Requires improvement

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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)

31 applications · 18 places offered · 14 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Wirral median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Wirral median median 1.7
2024 1.1; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2023 1.6; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.5; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Wirral median median 1.6; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Wirral median median 1.7; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Wirral median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Wirral median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wirral median

Dashed bars: as Woodchurch CofE Primary School (URN 105067), 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	31	1.7	14	0.78
Sep 2025	11	20	1.8	11	1.00
Sep 2024 *	28	32	1.1	18	0.64
Sep 2023 *	27	42	1.6	21	0.78
Sep 2022 *	30	43	1.4	32	1.07
Sep 2021 *	29	43	1.5	28	0.97
Sep 2020 *	27	49	1.8	19	0.70
Sep 2019 *	29	52	1.8	25	0.86
Sep 2018 *	27	52	1.9	24	0.89
Sep 2017 *	30	47	1.6	26	0.87
Sep 2016 *	29	57	2.0	24	0.83
Sep 2015 *	30	68	2.3	40	1.33
Sep 2014 *	30	61	2.0	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

This school
Wirral median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25
2023/24
2022/23

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

Woodchurch CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.7applications per place
Fender Primary School
0.7 km · Wirral

2026

1.1applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Wirral

2025

1.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
1.3 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Brookdale Primary School
1.7 km · Wirral

Remains Good2022

3.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
1.7 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Hillside
1.7 km · Wirral

2026

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Townfield Primary School
1.8 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Thingwall Primary School
1.8 km · Wirral

2026

2.5applications per place 79%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150890 · 344/2010
Trust: Chester Diocesan Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 157 on roll
Free school meals: 40.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2024
Replaced: Woodchurch CofE Primary School (URN 105067)
Address: Church Lane, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 7LS
Local authority: Wirral

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