New Brighton Primary School, Wallasey
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
New Brighton excels at helping all children progress well, including those with special educational needs and those joining mid-year. The school creates a calm, welcoming learning environment with excellent relationships between staff and pupils. Teachers plan interesting, engaging lessons and provide high-quality support through well-trained teaching assistants.
Key Strengths
- All pupils make at least good progress from their individual starting points
- Excellent support for pupils with disabilities and special educational needs
- Warm, welcoming environment helps pupils new to the school settle exceptionally well
- Wide range of engaging enrichment activities that contribute to learning and enjoyment
- Strong leadership from headteacher and deputy headteacher with regular checks on teaching quality
Areas for Improvement
- Some teaching still requires improvement - not enough is yet outstanding
- Marking quality is inconsistent across the school
- Pupils do not always have chances to correct and improve their work after marking
- Individual targets for pupils lack sufficient detail and specific steps
- Pupils sometimes rely too heavily on teachers rather than working things out for themselves
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with documented safeguarding procedures and careful identification of vulnerable pupils' needs.
Extracurricular Activities
Bright Sparks breakfast and after-school club, after-school sports sessions, literacy homework activities via virtual learning environment
New Brighton Primary School is a good school where all pupils, whatever their starting points, make at least good progress and achieve well. The school provides high-quality support for pupils with special educational needs and a warm welcome for those who join at different times.
At a Glance
28.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 72%. Maths has remained stable at around 67%. Writing has improved from 59% to 70%.
Class Sizes
24.3
Avg class size
25.1
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
24
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
87%
Available places
581 pupils
670 capacity
89 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wallasey
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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
6.35508%
Overall absence
19.14063%
Persistent absence
512
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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