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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 104992

New Brighton Primary School

Community school · Wallasey · CH45 1LH

Ages 3–11 · 581 pupils · Wirral

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

6.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-10-17

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)49%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.0%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
511

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

70

Places offered

70

1st-preference offers

70

Total preferences (any rank)
114
Preferred offers (top 3)
70
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill87%

581 pupils · 670 places

Pupils on roll
581
Boys / girls
256 / 325
School capacity
670
Capacity fill
581 / 670 (87%)
Free school meals
28.4%
FSM pupils
159
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Daniel Mycroft-Armer

Location

Address
Vaughan Road
Postcode
CH45 1LH
Town
Wallasey
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Wirral
District
Wirral
Constituency
Wallasey
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
22 on roll / 22 capacity

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 3–11, in Wallasey, Wirral, 581 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 28.4%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty.

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

  • Mount Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH45 5HU · Wirral

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.6 miles away

  • Liscard Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wallasey · CH45 7NQ · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM36.8%
    • Demand1.12

    0.7 miles away

  • St George's Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wallasey · CH45 3NF · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM16.7%
    • Demand1.02

    1.2 miles away

  • Egremont Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wallasey · CH44 8AF · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

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

    1.2 miles away

  • Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wallasey · CH44 5RN · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

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

    1.4 miles away

  • Somerville Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wallasey · CH44 9AR · Wirral

    Ages 4–11

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

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Daniel Mycroft-Armer
Telephone
01516393869
Website
www.newbrightonprimary.co.uk/

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