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St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Wallasey

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Ages 4–11

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Wallasey, part of Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was 59% full in 2025.

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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wirral (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy in detail

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy in its own words

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, choir, chess and cooking.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £4 per session.

Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Alban's Catholic Primary School (URN 105072), 79% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

For September 2026 entry, 7 families put St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy as their first choice and 27 named it as one of their preferences, for 8 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are Park Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 76% reading, 74% maths); Liscard Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 81% maths); Somerville Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 75% reading, 68% maths); and Egremont Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths).

Park Primary SchoolLiscard Primary SchoolSomerville Primary SchoolEgremont Primary School

The trust

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is one of 9 schools run by Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 9 schools in Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust

Who goes there

41.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 8.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 43 pupils (21.9%) received SEN support and 15 (7.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy provides for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs.

Staffing

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy had 9 teachers in 2026, one for every 26 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Wallasey Village Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

23 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Liscard Village, 70 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 324 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155), as is usual near a town centre.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are Co-op Academy Oldershaw (0.3 miles); Weatherhead High School (0.6 miles); The Mosslands School (0.9 miles); and St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy (0.9 miles).

Co-op Academy OldershawWeatherhead High SchoolThe Mosslands SchoolSt Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy

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); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr John McDonald
Pupils:196
LA:Wirral
Phone:01516386373
Address:Ashburton Road, Wallasey, CH44 5XB
Trust:HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (9 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2025

Ofsted Rating

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as St Alban's Catholic Primary School (URN 105072), it was rated Good in November 2014.

URN:150184
UKPRN:10093482
Diocese:Diocese of Shrewsbury
Constituency:Wallasey
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

41.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SEMH

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

19.8

Avg class size

23.0

Infant (KS1)

17.7

KS2

5

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at St Alban's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published for St Alban's Catholic Primary School (URN 105072), the school St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+12ppMaths+7ppWriting-8pp

Reading has improved from 67% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 62% to 69% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 81% to 73% (2024 to 2025).

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Before and after school care

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Wirral

Term dates

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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

Liscard Village (Stop F)
74m · 1 min walk
Rullerton Road (adj)
132m · 2 min walk
Liscard Interchange (Stop E)
171m · 3 min walk
Eric Road (opp)
237m · 4 min walk
Croxteth Avenue (opp)
261m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
62
Fatal
0
Serious
25
Children hurt
17

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 62 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 25 serious and 37 slight.

17 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 8 on foot, 7 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.

22 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.

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Your chances of a place at St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

59%

Available places

231 pupils

392 places

161 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Wallasey

Low pressure
New homes approved:409
Projected new pupils:102

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wallasey

Across Wirral council

Low demand council-wide0.79 applications per place

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: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

43

SEN Support

15

EHC Plans

29.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy provides for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health20
Speech, Language & Communication11
Specific Learning Difficulty8
Other6
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
85.2%
Asian
4.1%
Black
3.6%
Mixed
4.6%
Other
2.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals41.3%
English as Additional Language8.7%

196

Total Pupils

107

Boys

89

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

9

Teachers

21.8:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£41,175

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at St Alban's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published for St Alban's Catholic Primary School (URN 105072), the school St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy replaced. There are no figures for St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy yet, so these are shown separately.

5.9%

Overall absence

19.1%

Persistent absence

235

Enrolments

Authorised1.1%
Unauthorised4.9%
Persistent (10%+)19.1%
Severe (50%+)3.8%

Absence trend

4.3%
18/19
3.3%
20/21
6.4%
21/22
7.5%
22/23
7.0%
23/24
5.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Are there exam results for St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Alban's Catholic Primary School (URN 105072), 79% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy's Ofsted rating?

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as St Alban's Catholic Primary School (URN 105072), it was rated Good in November 2014.

What is the catchment area for St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

No fixed boundary. When St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is oversubscribed, Wirral allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 59% of its 392 places.

How big are the classes at St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

Classes at St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy average 19.8 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has around 196 pupils on roll. 41% are eligible for free school meals.

Does St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have specialist SEN provision?

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy provides for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs.

How do I apply to St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

Apply through Wirral's coordinated admissions process, naming St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 62 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 25 serious and 37 slight. 17 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 8 on foot, 7 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 22 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 St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is at Ashburton Road, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH44 5XB.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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