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Prenton Primary School

Community school · Prenton · CH43 0RQ

Ages 4–11 · 393 pupils · Wirral

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.10 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-02-24

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)56%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
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 absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.1%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
335

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

1.10 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

65

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
105
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill94%

393 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
393
Boys / girls
213 / 180
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
393 / 420 (94%)
Free school meals
16.8%
FSM pupils
66
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Alistair Currie

Location

Address
Bramwell Avenue
Postcode
CH43 0RQ
Town
Prenton
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Wirral
District
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
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 4–11, in Prenton, Wirral, 393 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.8%.

Open schools in Prenton
12
Primary schools in Prenton
7
Academies among open schools in Prenton
42% (5)
Open schools in CH43
17
Primary in CH43
9
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 PrentonNear CH43

  • Townfield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wirral · CH43 2LH · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM16.9%
    • Demand0.88

    0.9 miles away

  • Devonshire Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Birkenhead · CH42 9JX · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM43.9%
    • Demand0.92

    0.9 miles away

  • Woodchurch Road Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birkenhead · CH42 9LJ · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM54.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Bedford Drive Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birkenhead · CH42 6RT · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM48.9%
    • Demand1.20

    1.2 miles away

  • Higher Bebington Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH63 8QE · Wirral

    Ages 7–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM14.1%

    1.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Alistair Currie
Telephone
01516082958
Website
www.prentonprimary.co.uk/

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