Mersey Park Primary School, Wirral

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, gymnastics, multi-sports, yoga, dance, choir, recorder, coding and STEM.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Mersey Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 86% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 69% in Wirral and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 70 families put Mersey Park Primary School as their first choice and 104 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Mersey Park Primary School are Well Lane Primary School (0.3 miles); Devonshire Park Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 79% reading, 68% maths); Woodchurch Road Academy (0.5 miles, 74% reading, 72% maths); and Woodlands Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 66% reading, 74% maths).

Mersey Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

31 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Mersey Park Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 86% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (86%).

63.5% 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 (82%) and Asian (6%).

In 2026, 110 pupils (24.3%) received SEN support and 13 (2.9%) 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.

Mersey Park Primary School had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Green Lane Rail Station, about 740 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wycherley Road (e-bound), 70 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Mersey Park 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 549 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Mersey Park Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Mersey Park Primary School are Prenton High School for Girls (0.7 miles), Birkenhead Park School (1.1 miles) and St John Plessington Catholic College (1.5 miles).