Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School, Prenton
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Prenton, part of Chester Diocesan Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was 86% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wirral (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School in detail
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School in its own words
Coming up: an open day on Monday 16 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Wirral
Source: The school's own website
Results
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School (URN 105066), 79% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 85 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead (0.4 miles, Good, 86% reading, 78% maths); Woodchurch Road Academy (0.6 miles, 74% reading, 72% maths); Townfield Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); and Devonshire Park Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 79% reading, 68% maths).
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BirkenheadWoodchurch Road AcademyTownfield Primary SchoolDevonshire Park Primary School
The trust
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School is one of 32 schools run by Chester Diocesan Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
10.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%), Mixed (6%) and Chinese (6%).
Staffing
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Birkenhead Central Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mill Hill (adjacent), 200 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School are Birkenhead High School Academy (0.8 miles), St Anselm's College (0.9 miles), Ridgeway High School (1 mile) and Birkenhead Park School (1 mile).
Birkenhead High School AcademySt Anselm's CollegeRidgeway High SchoolBirkenhead Park School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School (URN 105066), it was rated Good in March 2019.
At a Glance
10.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
29.6
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School (URN 105066), the school Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 70% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School.
- Tennis Vision Holiday Club (PPS)460m away · Not yet graded
- Firbobs@St Joseph's630m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Wirral's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wirral is 15 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
210 pupils
243 places
33 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Prenton
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Prenton
Across Wirral council
Places available
3,820
Applications
3,017
Got 1st preference
95.3%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Wirral council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
29
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
19.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
207
Total Pupils
124
Boys
83
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
14.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,363
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School (URN 105066), the school Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
4.6%
Overall absence
7.7%
Persistent absence
183
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School
Questions parents ask about Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School
Are there exam results for Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School?
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School (URN 105066), 79% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 70% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in May 2025. Before that, as Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School (URN 105066), it was rated Good in March 2019.
What is the catchment area for Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Wirral allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School?
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 243 places.
How big are the classes at Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School?
Classes at Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School average 29.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School?
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School has around 207 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School?
Apply through Wirral's coordinated admissions process, naming Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School: Tennis Vision Holiday Club (PPS) (460m away, registered, not yet graded) and Firbobs@St Joseph's (630m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wirral is 15 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School?
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School is at Holm Lane, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 2HT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)