Overchurch Infant School, Wirral
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 5 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Overchurch Infant School excels at understanding each child as an individual and removing obstacles to their learning and happiness. Staff go above and beyond to support disadvantaged families and ensure all children can participate fully in school life. The school is a genuinely caring, happy place where pupils develop confidence, positive attitudes to learning, and strong relationships with staff and peers.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional inclusive practice - staff remove barriers to learning and provide highly personalised support for disadvantaged pupils
- Strong safeguarding culture with clear expectations and robust oversight
- Warm, caring relationships that help pupils feel safe and confident learners
- Well-organised curriculum that builds knowledge securely with clear teaching
- Effective support for attendance through sensitive, targeted family engagement
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils' writing across the curriculum is not consistently of a high enough quality despite recent improvements
- Some checks leaders make do not provide sufficiently precise information to support further improvement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.
Overchurch Infant School is a welcoming, inclusive school where pupils achieve well and feel safe. Staff know children as individuals and provide highly personalised support to help all pupils succeed.
At a Glance
18.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
29.0
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
269 pupils
322 capacity
53 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wirral
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wirral
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)
Inspection History(7)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.90535%
Overall absence
15.29412%
Persistent absence
170
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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