The Priory Parish CofE Primary School, Birkenhead

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~496m)Possible (~708m)Unlikely (~920m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Sophie Ellison
Pupils:179 / 250 capacity
LA:Wirral
Phone:01516477188
Address:The Priory Parish C of E Primary School, 1 Aberdeen Street, Birkenhead, CH41 4HS
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 11 February 2025View full report
URN:105085
UKPRN:10069845
Diocese:Diocese of Chester
Constituency:Birkenhead
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its February 2023 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

70.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SLCN - Speech, language and Communication

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

47 responses
Would recommend77%
Child is happy85%
Well taught83%
Good progress85%
Feels safe87%
Well behaved81%
Bullying dealt with17%
Kept informed77%
Handles concerns55%
Wider development83%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+15ppMaths+4ppWriting-2pp

Reading has improved from 67% to 82%. Maths has improved from 60% to 64%. Writing has remained stable at around 61%.

Class Sizes

25.3

Avg class size

25.7

Infant (KS1)

25.0

KS2

6

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Birkenhead Park Rail Station (Entrance)
470m · 8 min walk
Conway Park Rail Station
699m · 11 min walk

Bus Stops

Trinity Street (adj)
77m · 1 min walk
Park Road East (adj)
94m · 2 min walk
Livingtone Street (adj)
138m · 2 min walk
Newling Street (opp)
214m · 3 min walk
Berner Street (opp)
356m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

72%

Available places

179 pupils

250 capacity

71 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Birkenhead

Low pressure
New homes approved:470
Projected new pupils:118

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Birkenhead

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(8)

11 February 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
8 February 2023
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
12 September 2017

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.95407%

Overall absence

18.98734%

Persistent absence

158

Enrolments

Authorised4.58398%
Unauthorised2.37009%
Persistent (10%+)18.98734%
Severe (50%+)2.53165%

Absence trend

6.60711%
18/19
5.16266%
20/21
7.65018%
21/22
7.18593%
22/23
6.39652%
23/24
6.95407%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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