Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School, Wirral

In its own words: "We celebrate the Christian faith and value being part of the Church community We are challenged to fulfil our personal goals and develop our love of learning"

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 5:45pm.

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils at Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 43% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 69% in Wirral and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 44% in reading and 33% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 5 families put Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School as their first choice and 8 named it as one of their preferences, for 5 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School are Heygarth Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 73% maths); Raeburn Primary School (1 mile, Good, 70% reading, 71% maths); Brookhurst Primary School (1 mile); and Brookhurst Primary School (1 mile, Good, 78% reading, 88% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School.

65.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (89%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 24 pupils (33.3%) received SEN support and 10 (13.9%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Eastham Rake Rail Station, about 620 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kingsley Avenue (adjacent), 180 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 49 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155).

In 2024/25, Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School issued 37 suspensions, 37.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.