Greasby Junior School, Wirral

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Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Ages 711

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~468m)Possible (~669m)Unlikely (~870m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Lucy Swift
Pupils:247 / 240 capacity
LA:Wirral
Phone:01516771837
Address:Mill Lane, Greasby, Wirral, CH49 3AR
Trust:OAK TREES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 January 2023

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:149538
UKPRN:10091886
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Wirral West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Greasby Junior School excels at helping children develop into caring, responsible citizens with a strong understanding of British values and equalities. The school offers an impressive range of enrichment opportunities including residential trips, museum visits, orchestra performances, and clubs in everything from chess to archery, ensuring every child finds something to interest them. Pupils feel genuinely safe and well looked-after, with staff known for being kind and attentive to individual needs, particularly supporting the most vulnerable children.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional personal development programme with extensive enrichment activities including residential trips, museum visits, performances, and diverse clubs (chess, dance, drama, archery, science, cross-country)
  • Strong safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and staff prioritize wellbeing, particularly for vulnerable pupils
  • Well-designed curriculum that builds knowledge effectively across all subjects with thoughtful sequencing
  • Calm, orderly behaviour with respectful relationships between pupils and staff
  • High attendance rates overall, better than national average

Areas for Improvement

  • Writing outcomes need improvement - gaps in writing are not addressed consistently enough by staff, though recent changes are starting to have an impact
  • Teaching is not consistently adapted to meet the needs of pupils with gaps in learning, making it harder for some to build knowledge successfully
  • Some pupils do not demonstrate diligent attitudes to learning and this is occasionally not addressed by staff
  • Disadvantaged pupils attend less regularly than their peers, though recent actions have led to some improvement
  • Impact of additional funding and support strategies for disadvantaged pupils is not analysed consistently enough

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Chess, cross-country, dance, craft, drama, science, archery, residential trips, museum visits, art gallery visits, orchestra performances

Greasby Junior School is a well-run junior school where pupils are happy, safe, and develop into responsible citizens. Overall academic achievement is broadly in line with national averages, with particular strengths in reading and recent improvements in mathematics.

At a Glance

10.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths+15ppWriting+2pp

Reading has remained stable at around 84%. Maths has improved from 71% to 86%. Writing has remained stable at around 75%.

Class Sizes

30.6

Avg class size

30.6

KS2

8

Total classes

5 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Greasby Primary School (o/s)
122m · 2 min walk
Thorns Drive (opp)
169m · 3 min walk
Our Lady Of Pity School (N-bound)
226m · 4 min walk
Arrowe Brook Lane (nr)
294m · 5 min walk
Hillbark Road (adj)
398m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

103%

Over capacity

247 pupils

240 capacity

7 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Wirral

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,768
Projected new pupils:442

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wirral

Admissions Demand - Wirral

Low demand0.76x oversubscription

Places available

3,860

Applications

2,952

Got 1st preference

96.0%

Got preferred school

99.1%

Primary admissions across Wirral (2025/26)

Inspection History(12)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.09529%

Overall absence

7.28745%

Persistent absence

247

Enrolments

Authorised3.07846%
Unauthorised1.01683%
Persistent (10%+)7.28745%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.78047%
22/23
4.19198%
23/24
4.09529%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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