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Overchurch Junior School

Community school · Wirral · CH49 4NS

Ages 7–11 · 347 pupils · Wirral

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

5.7%

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.4%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
356

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill84%

347 pupils · 412 places

Pupils on roll
347
Boys / girls
177 / 170
School capacity
412
Capacity fill
347 / 412 (84%)
Free school meals
26.8%
FSM pupils
93
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

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
Headteacher
Mrs Anne Sheridan

Location

Address
Moreton Road, Upton
Postcode
CH49 4NS
Town
Wirral
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Wirral
District
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

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 7–11, in Wirral, Wirral, 347 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 26.8%.

Open schools in Wirral
79
Primary schools in Wirral
58
Academies among open schools in Wirral
51% (40)
Open schools in CH49
17
Primary in CH49
10
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 CH49

  • Overchurch Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH49 4NS · Wirral

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM18.1%
    • Demand1.02

    0.0 miles away

  • Overchurch Junior School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Wirral · CH49 4NS · Wirral

    Ages 7–11

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM28.1%

    0.0 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

    0.7 miles away

  • St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Prenton · CH43 7TE · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence10.0%
    • FSM65.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Manor Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wirral · CH43 7ZU · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM67.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Brookdale Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    WIRRAL · CH49 1SE · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM14.0%

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Anne Sheridan

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