UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 104994

Liscard Primary School

Community school · Wallasey · CH45 7NQ

Ages 2–11 · 704 pupils · Wirral

School website

Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.12 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-11-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.1%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
548

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

1.12 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

100

Places offered

89

1st-preference offers

89

Total preferences (any rank)
173
Preferred offers (top 3)
89
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill96%

704 pupils · 730 places

Pupils on roll
704
Boys / girls
348 / 356
School capacity
730
Capacity fill
704 / 730 (96%)
Free school meals
36.8%
FSM pupils
236
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 Jane Fagan

Location

Address
Withens Lane
Postcode
CH45 7NQ
Town
Wallasey
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 2–11, in Wallasey, Wirral, 704 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 36.8%.

Open schools in Wallasey
18
Primary schools in Wallasey
11
Academies among open schools in Wallasey
33% (6)
Open schools in CH45
10
Primary in CH45
6
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 WallaseyNear CH45

  • Egremont Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wallasey · CH44 8AF · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM65.3%
    • Demand0.97

    0.6 miles away

  • Mount Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH45 5HU · Wirral

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM17.7%
    • Demand0.97

    0.7 miles away

  • New Brighton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wallasey · CH45 1LH · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM28.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wallasey · CH44 5RN · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM56.6%
    • Demand0.94

    0.8 miles away

  • Somerville Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wallasey · CH44 9AR · Wirral

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM61.5%
    • Demand0.91

    0.8 miles away

  • Riverside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH44 6QW · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM76.3%
    • Demand0.97

    1.0 miles away

New to reading school data? See Ofsted ratings explained and how to compare schools.

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jane Fagan
Telephone
01516383910
Website
www.liscard.wirral.sch.uk

Official links