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Woodchurch Road Primary School

Community school · Birkenhead · CH42 9LJ

Ages 4–11 · 279 pupils · Wirral

KS2 expected (RWM)

60%

Overall absence

7.7%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)60%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.9%
Unauthorised3.0%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
258

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

23

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
39
Preferred offers (top 3)
24
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 (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill56%

279 pupils · 497 places

Pupils on roll
279
Boys / girls
164 / 115
School capacity
497
Capacity fill
279 / 497 (56%)
Free school meals
43%
FSM pupils
120
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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Juliet Birch

Location

Address
Woodchurch Road, Oxton
Postcode
CH42 9LJ
Town
Birkenhead
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Wirral
District
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead
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 4–11, in Birkenhead, Wirral, 279 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 43%.

Open schools in Birkenhead
21
Primary schools in Birkenhead
14
Academies among open schools in Birkenhead
33% (7)
Open schools in CH42
10
Primary in CH42
7
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 BirkenheadNear CH42

  • Woodchurch Road Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Birkenhead · CH42 9LJ · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.0 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

    0.4 miles away

  • Mersey Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Wirral · CH42 0PH · Wirral

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM63.1%
    • Demand1.12

    0.5 miles away

  • Woodlands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Birkenhead · CH41 2SY · Wirral

    Ages 2–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM61.2%
    • Demand1.07

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Juliet Birch

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