Stanton Road Primary School, Wirral

Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~491m)Possible (~702m)Unlikely (~913m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Susannah McShane
Pupils:282 / 322 capacity
LA:Wirral
Phone:01513341398
Address:Stanton Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3HW
Trust:OAK TREES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 June 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 8 months ago

Report card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)

Achievement
Expected Standard
Behaviour
Expected Standard
Personal Development
Expected Standard
Leadership
Expected Standard
Early Years
Expected Standard
Inspected 27 January 2026View full report
URN:143504
UKPRN:10063115
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Wirral West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Stanton Road creates a warm, inclusive community where every child matters. Teachers use clear, practical teaching methods to help pupils understand new ideas, and the school provides excellent pastoral care tailored to individual needs. Pupils benefit from a rich range of clubs, visits, and cultural experiences that bring learning to life and help them develop into confident, responsible young people.

Key Strengths

  • Strong phonics teaching and results, with pupils often outperforming national standards in Year 1 phonics screening and Year 4 multiplication tables checks
  • Excellent pastoral care with warm, genuine relationships between staff and pupils, ensuring all children feel safe and supported
  • Well-designed personal development programme with many clubs and enrichment activities including music, gardening, coding, and cultural visits
  • Effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs, with thoughtful use of funding and tailored interventions
  • Strong curriculum design that helps pupils build knowledge step by step, with particular success in early years and key stage 1

Areas for Improvement

  • Continuing to refine the key stage 2 curriculum to help more pupils achieve higher standards in reading, writing and mathematics
  • Fine-tuning systems to enable more precise identification of next steps for vulnerable pupils and clearer tracking of their progress over time
  • Ensuring consistency in attainment for disadvantaged pupils, as this occasionally varies by year and subject

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met effectively - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Musical instruments, gardening club, choir, coding, school ambassadors, travel ambassadors, multi-academy trust talent show, visits to museums and art galleries, visits to International Slavery Museum, visits to religious buildings, sports events

Stanton Road Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive primary school where pupils achieve outcomes in line with national standards, with particular strengths in phonics and multiplication tables. The school creates a calm, orderly environment where safeguarding is prioritized and pupils feel safe, supported, and eager to learn.

At a Glance

18.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-10ppMathsWriting-4pp

Reading has declined from 76% to 66%. Maths has remained stable at around 76%. Writing has declined from 78% to 74%.

Class Sizes

23.8

Avg class size

21.8

Infant (KS1)

27.8

KS2

11

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Port Sunlight Rail Station
835m · 14 min walk

Bus Stops

Stanton Road (nr)
135m · 2 min walk
Church Road (E-bound)
199m · 3 min walk
Parkfield Road (adj)
263m · 4 min walk
Holly Avenue (adj)
278m · 5 min walk
Quarry Road East (adj)
283m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

88%

Available places

282 pupils

322 capacity

40 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Wirral

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,768
Projected new pupils:442

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wirral

Admissions Demand - Wirral

Low demand0.76x oversubscription

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)

27 January 2026Report card
Achievement
Behaviour
Personal Development
Leadership
Early Years
13 October 2021
6 June 2017

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.08125%

Overall absence

11.20332%

Persistent absence

241

Enrolments

Authorised3.21417%
Unauthorised1.86709%
Persistent (10%+)11.20332%
Severe (50%+)0.41494%

Absence trend

4.40227%
18/19
2.40345%
20/21
5.37038%
21/22
5.77211%
22/23
4.89599%
23/24
5.08125%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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