Kingsway Primary School, Wallasey

Ofsted's report card from its 3 February 2026 inspection grades Kingsway Primary School on 7 areas: 2 expected standard and 5 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders identify and reduce many of the barriers that disadvantaged pupils face successfully."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils' personal development and wellbeing is a high priority for the school."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Outcomes for pupils in national curriculum tests are low."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Pupils' overall attendance is low compared to national averages."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Pupils do not learn as well as they should."

Early years - Needs attention. "Leaders do not identify what children most need to know to be fully prepared for the curriculum in Year 1 and beyond."

Leadership and governance - Needs attention. "Leaders' actions to improve the school do not lead to necessary improvements quickly enough."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that pupils attend school regularly and that attendance for all groups of pupils improves towards national averages"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge consistently so that pupils can learn and achieve well"; "Leaders should improve the expertise of staff so that pupils, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are appropriately supported to learn well"; "Leaders at all levels should make sure that their actions to improve aspects of the school, such as pupils' attendance and achievement, result in more rapid and sustained improvements"; "Leaders should make sure that the curriculum in the early years provision is carefully designed. They should ensure that gaps in children's knowledge and skills are swiftly identified and addressed so that children are fully prepared for their learning in Year 1 and beyond".

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils at Kingsway Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 42% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 69% in Wirral and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (61% in reading, 39% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Kingsway Primary School as their first choice and 25 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 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 Kingsway Primary School are Somerville Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 75% reading, 68% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey (0.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); Riverside Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 53% reading, 57% maths); and Egremont Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Kingsway Primary School.

72.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 11.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (84%) and Black (10%).

In 2026, 61 pupils (40.4%) received SEN support and 16 (10.6%) 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.

Kingsway Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

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

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Drayton Road (adjacent), 220 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 364 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, Kingsway Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 4.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Kingsway Primary School are Weatherhead High School (1.1 miles), Co-op Academy Oldershaw (1.2 miles) and Purple Ruler (1.5 miles).