Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Wirral
Christ The King Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Wirral. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 17th-highest of the 48 schools in Wirral with published results, and 4,602nd of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than 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
Christ The King Catholic Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils at Christ The King Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% 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 (87% in reading, 82% in maths).
Getting a place at Christ The King Catholic Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Christ The King Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 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 Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Christ The King Catholic Primary School are Mendell Primary School (0.2 miles, 73% reading, 73% maths); Raeburn Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 71% maths); Heygarth Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 81% reading, 73% maths); and Brookhurst Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 78% reading, 88% maths).
Christ The King Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Mendell Primary SchoolRaeburn Primary SchoolHeygarth Primary SchoolBrookhurst Primary School
Who goes there
16.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 39 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 16 (4.2%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bromborough Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Allport Road (adjacent), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 75 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155).
Suspensions and exclusions
Christ The King Catholic Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from September 2014, 12 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's January 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Christ The King provides a warm, welcoming environment where children feel happy and cared for from day one. The school excels in teaching reading and has high expectations for all pupils' achievement, supported by excellent pastoral care and well-being programs. Pupils benefit from a rich range of educational trips and enrichment activities that develop their talents, interests and resilience.
Key Strengths
- Outstanding teaching of reading with well-trained staff delivering phonics consistently and effective catch-up systems for struggling readers
- High expectations for pupil achievement with pupils eager to learn and behaving well across lessons
- Strong focus on pupil well-being, celebrating diversity, and building resilience through various enrichment opportunities
- Effective support for pupils with SEND who progress well alongside their peers
- Strong governance with governors who support and challenge school decisions effectively
Areas for Improvement
- In a few subjects, the school has not clearly identified the most important concepts for pupils to revisit over time, affecting long-term retention of key knowledge
- Recent curriculum changes in some subjects need monitoring to measure their impact on pupil learning and progress
- Teachers do not routinely check that pupils can connect new learning with knowledge from previous year groups in all subjects
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with swift identification of any additional needs and appropriate support provided.
Extracurricular Activities
Fencing, computer coding, choir, brass band, chess, educational trips to castles and aquariums, farms, residential visits
Christ The King Catholic Primary School continues to be a good school where pupils arrive eager to learn in a caring, respectful environment built on the school motto of kindness, hard work and resilience.
At a Glance
16.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 82% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 67% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.1
Avg class size
23.6
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Christ The King Catholic Primary School.
- Mendell Preschool & Out of School Club290m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Christ The King Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school, 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
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Christ The King Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Christ The King Catholic 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
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 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.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
360 pupils
420 places
60 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
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
39
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
14.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
384
Total Pupils
197
Boys
187
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
18.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,696
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£1976k
Total funding
£102k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
7.8%
Persistent absence
322
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
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about Christ The King Catholic Primary School
What are SATs results like at Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
Of the pupils at Christ The King Catholic Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 87% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.
What is Christ The King Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Christ The King Catholic Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in September 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Christ The King Catholic 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 Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
Christ The King Catholic Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
Classes at Christ The King Catholic Primary School average 26.1 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
Christ The King Catholic Primary School has around 384 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
4.1% of sessions were missed at Christ The King Catholic Primary School in 2024/25. 7.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
Apply through Wirral's coordinated admissions process, naming Christ The King Catholic 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 Christ The King Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Christ The King Catholic Primary School: Mendell Preschool & Out of School Club (290m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 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 Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
Christ The King Catholic Primary School is at Allport Road, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 6AE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)