Poulton Lancelyn Primary School, Wirral
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 7 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Poulton Lancelyn creates a warm, nurturing environment where children are eager to learn from age 2 onwards. The school excels at supporting all pupils, especially those with additional needs or facing barriers to learning, ensuring they achieve well and feel safe. Staff build strong relationships with families and provide excellent pastoral support, while high expectations and consistent routines help pupils develop excellent behaviour and a love of learning.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve outcomes mostly above national expectations with high-quality work showing pride and care in learning
- Excellent behaviour across the school with consistently high attendance rates
- Ambitious, well-ordered curriculum from age 2 onwards with sharp focus on communication, language and reading
- Exceptional inclusion and support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
- Strong leadership creating a warm, inclusive culture where staff are supported and pupils are aspirational
Areas for Improvement
- Some tasks set by staff do not provide sufficient challenge for pupils, meaning a minority do not make the progress they are capable of
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
debate club, choir, gymnastics, sports competitions, peer mediator roles, house captains, prefects, wellbeing ambassadors, fundraising initiatives, trips and visits
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School is rated as meeting the strong standard across all areas of inspection. The school provides an ambitious curriculum with high-quality teaching, excellent behaviour, and strong safeguarding practices that help all pupils, including those with additional needs, to thrive.
At a Glance
3.6%
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 89%. Maths has remained stable at around 92%. Writing has declined from 89% to 84%.
Class Sizes
30.2
Avg class size
29.8
Infant (KS1)
31.9
KS2
16
Total classes
8 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
121%
Over capacity
507 pupils
420 capacity
87 places over capacity
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(4)
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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
3.62567%
Overall absence
2.39362%
Persistent absence
376
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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