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Cathcart Street Primary School

Community school · Wirral · CH41 3JY

Ages 2–11 · 213 pupils · Wirral

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

31%

Overall absence

8.2%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-03-26

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)31%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
96.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
98.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.9%
Unauthorised3.4%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
164

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
33
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
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 fill78%

213 pupils · 274 places

Pupils on roll
213
Boys / girls
120 / 93
School capacity
274
Capacity fill
213 / 274 (78%)
Free school meals
81.7%
FSM pupils
147
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Cookson

Location

Address
Dover Close, Birkenhead
Postcode
CH41 3JY
Town
Wirral
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Wirral
District
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
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 2–11, in Wirral, Wirral, 213 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 81.7%.

Open schools in Wirral
79
Primary schools in Wirral
58
Academies among open schools in Wirral
51% (40)
Open schools in CH41
15
Primary in CH41
9
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 CH41

  • The Priory Parish CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Birkenhead · CH41 4HS · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM70.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.2 miles away

  • Woodlands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birkenhead · CH41 2SY · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM61.2%
    • Demand1.07

    0.6 miles away

  • Kingsway Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Wallasey · CH44 9EF · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS217%
    • Absence12.0%
    • FSM70.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Co-op Academy Portland

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birkenhead · CH41 0AB · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • KS225%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM42.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Woodchurch Road Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birkenhead · CH42 9LJ · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM54.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Catherine Cookson
Telephone
01516477349
Website
www.cathcartstreet.wirral.sch.uk

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