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Demand
Places likely available
Capacity
82% — Moderately filled
Admissions
Standard admissions
Sixth form
Not available here
Quick takeaway
82% capacity.
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted (2024).
Key points for parents
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2024
78% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the national average
School details
Published dataProfile
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Intake
- Mixed
Capacity
- Pupils
- 224
- Capacity
- 82%
- FSM
- 78.1%
Governance
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Head
- Mrs Catherine Cookson (Headteacher)
Provisions
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
Inspection reports
Official linksNational standing
Requires Improvement is the 3rd highest Ofsted rating — grade 3 of 4.
School inspection: Requires Improvement
8 official reports linked on this page, including 7 earlier reports.
Previous reports
Short inspection
May 2018 | Short Inspection
Full inspection: Good
June 2014 | Full Inspection
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
January 2013 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
February 2011 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Satisfactory
December 2009 | Full Inspection
Full inspection: Good
September 2006 | Full Inspection
Full inspection
February 2002 | Full Inspection
Location
Dover Close, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, CH41 3JY
Town setting
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