Chapelhill Primary School, Wirral
Chapelhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Wirral, part of Leading Learners Multi Academy Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 33rd-highest of the 48 schools in Wirral with published results, and 11,866th of 14,452 across England. It was 40% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wirral (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Chapelhill Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils at Chapelhill Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 69% in Wirral and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Chapelhill Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 5 families put Chapelhill Primary School as their first choice and 9 named it as one of their preferences, for 6 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Chapelhill Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Chapelhill Primary School are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 84% reading, 67% maths); Eastway Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 59% reading, 32% maths); Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 57% maths); and St Paul's Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths).
Chapelhill Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolEastway Primary SchoolMoreton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolSt Paul's Catholic Primary School
The trust
Chapelhill Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Leading Learners Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
62.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Asian (7%).
In 2026, 11 pupils (13.3%) received SEN support and 39 (47%) 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.
Chapelhill Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 24 places, 22 pupils on roll.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leasowe Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sedgefield Road (adjacent), 80 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Chapelhill Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Chapelhill Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Chapelhill Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2024. Before that, as Sandbrook Primary School (URN 105003), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2020.
At a Glance
62.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: Speech and language, Autism
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
11.4
Avg class size
15.0
Infant (KS1)
11.5
KS2
5
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Chapelhill Primary School
Before and after school care
Chapelhill Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Wirral
Term dates
Chapelhill Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Wirral's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Chapelhill Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Chapelhill Primary School is in Wirral; for families living there:
Apply to Wirral for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 12
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wirral is 15 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Chapelhill Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
40%
Available places
83 pupils
210 places
127 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Wirral
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wirral
Across Wirral council
Places available
3,820
Applications
3,017
Got 1st preference
95.3%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Wirral council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
11
SEN Support
39
EHC Plans
60.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Chapelhill Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 24 places, 22 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
83
Total Pupils
52
Boys
31
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
16.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,787
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,771
Per pupil
£695k
Total funding
£67k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
9.3%
Overall absence
29.7%
Persistent absence
74
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Chapelhill Primary School
Questions parents ask about Chapelhill Primary School
What are SATs results like at Chapelhill Primary School?
Of the pupils at Chapelhill Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 60% reached the expected standard in reading and 70% did so in maths.
What is Chapelhill Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Chapelhill Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2024. Before that, as Sandbrook Primary School (URN 105003), it was rated Requires Improvement in January 2020.
What is the catchment area for Chapelhill Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Chapelhill Primary School is oversubscribed, Wirral allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Chapelhill Primary School?
Chapelhill Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 40% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Chapelhill Primary School?
Classes at Chapelhill Primary School average 11.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Chapelhill Primary School?
Chapelhill Primary School has around 83 pupils on roll. 63% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Chapelhill Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Chapelhill Primary School has a resourced provision for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 24 places, 22 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Chapelhill Primary School?
9.3% of sessions were missed at Chapelhill Primary School in 2024/25. 29.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Chapelhill Primary School?
Apply through Wirral's coordinated admissions process, naming Chapelhill Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Chapelhill Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Chapelhill Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Chapelhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 10 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wirral is 15 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Chapelhill Primary School?
Chapelhill Primary School is at Stavordale Road, Moreton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH46 9PS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)