Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School, Birkenhead

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 69% in Wirral and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 50% in reading and 39% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School are St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 59% reading, 59% maths); Woodlands Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 66% reading, 74% maths); Woodchurch Road Academy (0.4 miles, 74% reading, 72% maths); and Mersey Park Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 86% maths).

Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

56.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 33% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Black (15%) and Asian (14%).

In 2026, 48 pupils (23.6%) received SEN support and 25 (12.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School has a resourced provision and a SEN unit (24 places, 24 pupils on roll) for speech, language and communication needs and autism.

Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Birkenhead Central Rail Station, about 950 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oxton Road (adjacent), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 572 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School are Birkenhead Park School (0.6 miles), Birkenhead High School Academy (0.7 miles) and St Anselm's College (0.7 miles).