Grove Street Primary School, Wirral

Ofsted's report card from its 22 September 2026 inspection grades Grove Street Primary School on 7 areas: 1 exceptional, 2 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Exceptional. "Expert leaders have created an impressive early years provision where every child is known, valued and included."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have developed a curriculum that ensures pupils' knowledge builds over time."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff quickly identify barriers to pupils' learning and wellbeing when they join the school."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Published data does not fully reflect the quality of education currently in place."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders are taking determined action to engage the school community and improve attendance."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders place pupils' best interests at the heart of their decision-making."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a personal development programme that they underpin with a commitment to inclusion and opportunities for all."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to reduce absence so that pupils benefit fully from the academic and social opportunities available to them"; "Leaders should continue their work to improve pupils' attainment, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, in reading, writing and mathematics".

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and an open day on Tuesday 1 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 41% of Year 6 pupils at Grove Street Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 38% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 69% in Wirral and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 67% in reading and 46% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Grove Street Primary School as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 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 Grove Street Primary School are St John's Catholic Infant School (0.3 miles, Good); St John's Catholic Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 50% maths); St Andrew's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles); and Church Drive Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Grove Street Primary School.

59.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 146 pupils (46.8%) received SEN support and 34 (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.

Grove Street Primary School has a resourced provision for autism and social, emotional and mental health needs: 60 places, 46 pupils on roll.

Grove Street Primary School had 31 teachers in 2026, one for every 9 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Bebington Rail Station, about 440 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Earl Street (adjacent), 190 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Grove Street 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 2024/25, Grove Street Primary School issued 34 suspensions, 10.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Grove Street Primary School are St John Plessington Catholic College (0.3 miles), Co-op Academy Bebington (0.8 miles), Wirral Grammar School for Girls (1 mile) and Wirral Grammar School for Boys (1 mile).