Devonshire Park Primary School, Birkenhead

In its own words: "Devonshire Park Primary School believes in developing potential and personal success in a happy safe and caring environment. Central to our ethos is the development of individual pupils’ esteem and self-image so that they feel happy, secure, respected and loved."

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Devonshire Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 69% in Wirral and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 68% in reading and 61% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Devonshire Park Primary School as their first choice and 70 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 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 Devonshire Park Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead (0.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 78% maths); Woodchurch Road Academy (0.4 miles, 74% reading, 72% maths); Mersey Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 86% maths); and Bedford Drive Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 50% maths).

Devonshire Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

85 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Devonshire Park Primary School (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 44% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (44%).

42.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 95 pupils (23%) received SEN support and 45 (10.9%) 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.

Devonshire Park Primary School has a resourced provision (30 places, 28 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (10 places, 8 pupils on roll) for speech, language and communication needs and autism.

Devonshire Park Primary School had 29 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Green Lane Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Parkhurst Road (adjacent), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Devonshire Park Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 377 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Devonshire Park Primary School issued 91 suspensions, 21.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Devonshire Park Primary School are Prenton High School for Girls (0.5 miles), Birkenhead High School Academy (1.1 miles), Birkenhead Park School (1.2 miles) and St Anselm's College (1.2 miles).