Bidston Avenue Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
Birkenhead · CH41 0DQ · Wirral
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 144632
Co-op Academy Portland
Academy sponsor led · Birkenhead · CH41 0AB
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
227
Local authority
Wirral
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Birkenhead, Wirral, 227 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 42.7%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 2–11
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Voluntary aided school · Primary
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Ages 3–11
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Park Primary School
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Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Cathcart Street Primary School
Community school · Primary
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Ages 2–11
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Ages 2–11
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Ages 3–11
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 144632
Location
- Address
- Laird Street, Claughton
- Postcode
- CH41 0AB
- Town
- Birkenhead
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Wirral
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- Boys / girls
- 119 / 108
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 227 / 210 (108%)
- Free school meals
- 42.7%
- FSM pupils
- 97
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01516525124