Cathcart Street Primary School, Wirral

In its own words: "At Cathcart Street School high expectations of learning, behaviour and kindness for each other underpin everything we do. We pride ourselves on our positive relationships between pupils and adults. We want our pupils to be ready to learn and to be safe at all times."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils at Cathcart Street Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 32% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 69% in Wirral and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (45% in reading, 41% in maths).

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

For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Cathcart Street Primary School as their first choice and 43 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Cathcart Street Primary School are The Priory Parish CofE Primary School (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, 82% reading, 64% maths); Woodlands Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 66% reading, 74% maths); St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 59% reading, 59% maths); and Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 61% reading, 53% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Cathcart Street Primary School.

77.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (64%), other ethnic groups (17%) and Asian (5%).

In 2026, 73 pupils (34.3%) received SEN support and 7 (3.3%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Conway Park Rail Station, about 390 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dover Close (adjacent), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Cathcart Street Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 506 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, Cathcart Street Primary School issued 16 suspensions, 7.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Cathcart Street Primary School are Birkenhead Park School (0.7 miles), St Anselm's College (0.9 miles) and Birkenhead High School Academy (1.1 miles).