Raeburn Primary School, Wirral
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Raeburn Primary School excels at creating an engaging learning environment where pupils make good progress across a range of subjects. Teachers build warm relationships with pupils and use skilful questioning to deepen their understanding, particularly in reading and mathematics. The school offers a broad, stimulating curriculum with exciting learning experiences like themed 'wow' days that capture children's imaginations and keep them motivated to learn.
Key Strengths
- Effective teaching with staff using skilful questioning to deepen pupil learning
- Stimulating and varied curriculum that engages pupils and contributes to good progress
- Strong safeguarding culture with thorough procedures and good staff awareness
- Good progress across subjects including English and mathematics, with children in early years consistently achieving above national average
- Excellent pupil behaviour and conduct around school
Areas for Improvement
- Subject leaders need systematic monitoring processes to fully understand teaching quality and pupil progress in their subjects
- Teachers should more consistently match work to the abilities of individual pupils, particularly for the most able and less able
- Pupils need more opportunities to apply scientific knowledge through practical investigations
- Early years teachers should make better use of all available resources to challenge pupils and increase those exceeding expectations
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with thorough staff checks, clear procedures for reporting concerns, swift action when needed, and a strong safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Tag rugby, film club, choir, fencing, multi-sports, zumba dancing, archery
Raeburn Primary School is a good school where senior leaders have taken effective action to improve pupil progress, particularly in reading, writing and mathematics. The curriculum is stimulating and teaching is effective, with pupils enjoying school and feeling safe.
At a Glance
9.9%
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 declined from 75% to 70%. Maths has improved from 67% to 71%. Writing has declined from 73% to 61%.
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
28.7
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
15
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
108%
Over capacity
454 pupils
420 capacity
34 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)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.03052%
Overall absence
13.06818%
Persistent absence
352
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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