Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School, Wirral
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Heswall St Peter's creates a happy, caring environment where children thrive. Teaching is consistently good with teachers who really know your child and have high expectations. The school goes beyond the basics by offering wonderful enrichment activities that develop well-rounded children who care about others and the world around them.
Key Strengths
- Pupils' behaviour is exemplary and attitudes to learning are highly positive
- Teachers and teaching assistants work exceptionally well together with consistently high expectations
- Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding, including charity work and international partnerships
- Standards at the end of Key Stages 1 and 2 have been significantly above average for five years
- Early years provision is effective with good curriculum and memorable learning experiences
Areas for Improvement
- Not all pupils make good progress across all year groups - activities are not always matched to varying abilities
- Quality of marking is variable across the school and best practice is not fully shared
- Systems for checking teaching quality are not sharp enough to support consistent improvement
- Supervision at break times needs to be more effective with better staff-to-pupil ratios
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with all statutory requirements met, though staff-to-pupil ratios at break and lunchtimes need improvement.
Extracurricular Activities
Violin lessons, school orchestra, residential activities, museum and theatre visits, cross-county running, judo, movement and coordination activities, charity fundraising
Heswall St Peter's is a good school led by a dedicated headteacher and supportive governors. All groups of pupils make at least good progress in reading, writing and mathematics, with standards significantly above average over the last five years.
At a Glance
4.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 81% to 95%. Maths has improved from 74% to 84%. Writing has remained stable at around 76%.
Class Sizes
26.5
Avg class size
24.5
Infant (KS1)
25.5
KS2
11
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
276 pupils
320 capacity
44 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wirral
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Admissions Demand - Wirral
Places available
3,860
Applications
2,952
Got 1st preference
96.0%
Got preferred school
99.1%
Primary admissions across Wirral (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.751%
Overall absence
6.95652%
Persistent absence
230
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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