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Greasby Infant School, Wirral

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 3–7

Greasby Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Wirral. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2010. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2024 did not change this grade. It was 91% full in 2025.

Ofsted
Good (2010)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Better than England average
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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

Greasby Infant School in detail

Greasby Infant School in its own words

In its own words: "All stakeholders of the school - staff, governors, parents and pupils have worked together to create a new vision for our school of 'Growing Minds, Happy Hearts, Bright Futures.' Each term we celebrate our vision with different activities to allow the children to understand and embed our ethos further."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and coding.

Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Getting a place at Greasby Infant School

For September 2026 entry, 57 families put Greasby Infant School as their first choice and 144 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Greasby Infant School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Greasby Infant School are Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 91% reading, 90% maths); Greasby Junior School (0.3 miles, 84% reading, 86% maths); Brookdale Primary School (0.5 miles, 81% reading, 78% maths); and Irby Primary School (1.2 miles, 91% reading, 79% maths).

Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolGreasby Junior SchoolBrookdale Primary SchoolIrby Primary School

What parents say

90 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Greasby Infant School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 29% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (93%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (29%).

Who goes there

3.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 10 pupils (5.1%) received SEN support and 5 (2.6%) 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 Upton Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thorns Drive (opposite), 190 metres away.

The area around the school

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

In August 2026, police recorded 24 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

Greasby Infant School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Greasby Infant School are Hilbre High School (1.6 miles) and Calday Grange Grammar School (1.7 miles).

Hilbre High SchoolCalday Grange Grammar School

Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; 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

Likely (~489m)Possible (~699m)Unlikely (~909m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Natalie Grimster
Pupils:196
LA:Wirral
Phone:01516772830
Address:Barker Lane, Greasby, Wirral, CH49 3NX
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from December 2010, 15 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 26 November 2024View full report
URN:105022
UKPRN:10070944
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Wirral West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Greasby Infant School excels at creating a caring, purposeful learning environment where pupils develop exceptional behaviour and attitudes from their earliest years. Reading is a priority with a structured phonics programme that produces fluent, accurate readers by Key Stage 1. The school provides excellent pastoral support, strong community links, and teaches pupils about acceptance, diversity and what makes people different - preparing them well for life in modern Britain.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional behaviour and attitudes from early years upwards, with pupils being kind, considerate and excellent role models for each other
  • Strong reading programme starting in Nursery with phonics instruction in Reception, leading to accurate and fluent readers in Key Stage 1
  • Well-designed curriculum with regular checks on pupil learning to address misconceptions, plus excellent support for pupils with SEND
  • Outstanding personal development including relationships and health education that prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain
  • High attendance rates and strong community involvement with pupils singing for elderly residents and raising money for charities

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils in Key Stage 1 do not have sufficient opportunities to apply their letter and sound knowledge to writing, which affects letter formation and writing fluency
  • Assessment information in one or two subjects is not detailed enough to help teachers plan ambitious learning that builds on what pupils already know
  • Need to provide regular writing practice opportunities for pupils to develop fluency at the same rate as their reading skills

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear systems in place to keep pupils safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Football club, cooking club, multi-sports club, visits to science museum and aquarium, eco-team activities

Greasby Infant School is a caring school at the heart of its local community where pupils are very proud to attend. The school maintains high standards with pupils achieving well and being exceptionally well-behaved.

At a Glance

3.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

90 responses
Would recommend89%
Child is happy93%
Child does well92%
High expectations82%
Feels safe90%
Well behaved88%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)29%
Kept informed86%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)70%
Wider development83%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

How Does This School Compare?

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Greasby Infant School.

  • Em's Stars Before and After School Club Greasby160m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Greasby Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Wirral. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Wirral term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Thorns Drive (opp)
186m · 3 min walk
Lloyd Drive (adj)
192m · 3 min walk
Our Lady Of Pity School (N-bound)
215m · 3 min walk
Eastcott Close (adj)
359m · 6 min walk
MacDonald Drive (adj)
366m · 6 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
9
Fatal
1
Serious
1
Children hurt
2

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight.

2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.

2 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 Greasby Infant School

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  • The straight-line distance from your home to Greasby Infant School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Wirral, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Greasby Infant School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Wirral got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

91%

Near capacity

172 pupils

189 places

17 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Wirral

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,794
Projected new pupils:449

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wirral

Across Wirral council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

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: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(7)

26 November 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
14 January 2020

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

26 January 2016

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

10

SEN Support

5

EHC Plans

7.7%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication7
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
68.4%
Asian
1.5%
Mixed
4.0%
Unclassified
7.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals3.6%
English as Additional Language1.0%

196

Total Pupils

99

Boys

97

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

9

Teachers

21.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£52,169

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,240

Per pupil

£1005k

Total funding

£5k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£11,098
Lump sum£143,649

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.0%

Overall absence

2.5%

Persistent absence

119

Enrolments

Authorised3.3%
Unauthorised0.7%
Persistent (10%+)2.5%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.7%
18/19
1.7%
20/21
5.2%
21/22
4.7%
22/23
4.4%
23/24
4.0%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Greasby Infant School

What is Greasby Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Greasby Infant School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2010, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Greasby Infant School?

No fixed boundary. When Greasby Infant 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 Greasby Infant School?

Greasby Infant School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 189 places.

How many pupils go to Greasby Infant School?

Greasby Infant School has around 196 pupils on roll. 4% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Greasby Infant School?

4% of sessions were missed at Greasby Infant School in 2024/25. 2.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Greasby Infant School?

Apply through Wirral's coordinated admissions process, naming Greasby Infant 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 Greasby Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Greasby Infant School: Em's Stars Before and After School Club Greasby (160m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Greasby Infant School's term dates?

Greasby Infant School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Wirral. In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Greasby Infant School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 7 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 2 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 Greasby Infant School?

Greasby Infant School is at Barker Lane, Greasby, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 3NX.

Sources: Wirral term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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