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Overchurch Junior School

Academy sponsor led · Wirral · CH49 4NS

Ages 7–11 · 352 pupils · Wirral

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

5.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2021-10-20

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.7%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
4.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
350

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill85%

352 pupils · 412 places

Pupils on roll
352
Boys / girls
167 / 185
School capacity
412
Capacity fill
352 / 412 (85%)
Free school meals
28.1%
FSM pupils
99
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Leading Learners Academy Trust (Tyldesley Primary School)
Headteacher
Mrs Anne Sheridan

Location

Address
54 Moreton Road, Upton, Birkenhead
Postcode
CH49 4NS
Town
Wirral
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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 7–11, in Wirral, Wirral, 352 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 28.1%.

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

  • 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

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Wirral · CH46 8UG · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM23.4%
    • Demand0.91

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Anne Sheridan
Telephone
01516774150
Website
www.overchurch-junior.wirral.sch.uk

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