Park Primary School, Wallasey
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Park Primary School provides an exciting, engaging learning environment where all children, including those with additional needs, make good progress. Teachers have excellent relationships with pupils and use good subject knowledge to deepen understanding. The strong new leadership team has implemented effective changes that are rapidly improving both teaching quality and pupil achievement.
Key Strengths
- Pupils' attainment across Key Stage 1 and 2 has dramatically improved, particularly in reading and mathematics
- All pupils, including those with special educational needs, make at least good progress
- Teaching has improved significantly with excellent teacher-pupil relationships that make learning interesting and exciting
- The new senior leadership team is exceptionally strong with very high expectations
- Early Years Foundation Stage teaching is good with children making strong progress
Areas for Improvement
- Marking practices are inconsistent across the school and do not always clearly show pupils how to improve
- Tasks and activities do not always stretch the most able pupils to their full potential
- Pupils need more opportunities to apply and improve their writing skills across subjects like science, history and art
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective - the report notes that pupils say they feel very safe in their new school and safeguarding documentation has been reviewed.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, after-school clubs, mathematics and science activities at local high schools
Park Primary School is a good school where pupils' attainment has dramatically improved this year, particularly in reading and mathematics, and the new senior leadership team is exceptionally strong and ambitious.
At a Glance
56.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 76%. Maths has remained stable at around 74%. Writing has remained stable at around 62%.
Class Sizes
26.2
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
16
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
401 pupils
470 capacity
69 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wallasey
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wallasey
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(107)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.29992%
Overall absence
20.38567%
Persistent absence
363
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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