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Castleway Primary School

Community school · Wirral · CH46 1RN

Ages 4–11 · 177 pupils · Wirral

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

32%

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-19

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)32%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.0%
Unauthorised3.4%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
125

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

23

Places offered

23

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
37
Preferred offers (top 3)
23
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill84%

177 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
177
Boys / girls
108 / 69
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
177 / 210 (84%)
Free school meals
63.3%
FSM pupils
112
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
Castleway Family of Schools
Headteacher
Mr Stuart Mycroft-Armer

Location

Address
Castleway North
Postcode
CH46 1RN
Town
Wirral
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Wirral
District
Wirral
Constituency
Wallasey
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Wirral, Wirral, 177 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 63.3%.

Open schools in Wirral
79
Primary schools in Wirral
58
Academies among open schools in Wirral
51% (40)
Open schools in CH46
11
Primary in CH46
8
Open schools in Wirral LA
136
Primary in Wirral LA
90

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WirralNear CH46

  • Leasowe Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH46 1RU · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence10.7%
    • FSM74.2%
    • Demand0.94

    0.4 miles away

  • Eastway Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH46 8TA · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS224%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM50.4%
    • Demand1.24

    0.8 miles away

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Wirral · CH46 8UG · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM23.4%
    • Demand0.91

    0.8 miles away

  • Greenleas Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wallasey · CH45 8LZ · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM18.8%
    • Demand0.95

    1.1 miles away

  • Chapelhill Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Wirral · CH46 9PS · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM66.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Lingham Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH46 7UQ · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM42.5%
    • Demand0.97

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Stuart Mycroft-Armer
Telephone
01516772953
Website
www.castleway.wirral.sch.uk

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