St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead

In its own words: "Calm and Connect will take place in each classroom. This allows the class teacher to welcome the children into class and check-in providing a soft landing. During this time the class teacher and TA will both work with a group on guided reading whilst the other groups have access to IDL Literacy/Maths, Times Table Rock star or a phonics/maths activity."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Here you can start to discover what makes St. Anne’s such a special place, why children love it here and why they remember it with such affection after they have left. St Anne’s is a warm, welcoming school with currently 238 children on roll."

In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 69% in Wirral and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 59% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 21 families put St Anne's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 55 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Anne's Catholic Primary School are St John's Catholic Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 59% reading, 50% maths); St John's Catholic Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); Rock Ferry Primary School (0.5 miles, 40% reading, 42% maths); and Grove Street Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 41% reading, 38% maths).

St Anne's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Anne's Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 87% say their child is happy there and 71% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (71%).

44.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 60 pupils (24.3%) received SEN support and 10 (4%) 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 Anne's Catholic 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.

The nearest railway station is Rock Ferry Rail Station, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Highfield South (adjacent), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Anne's Catholic Primary School 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 308 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Anne's Catholic Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Anne's Catholic Primary School are St John Plessington Catholic College (0.5 miles), Prenton High School for Girls (0.6 miles), Co-op Academy Bebington (1 mile) and Wirral Grammar School for Girls (1.3 miles).