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Primary · CH44 · Wirral

Kingsway Primary School

Ashville Road, Wallasey, CH44 9EF

Requires improvement

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedRequires improvement
Attendance93.5%
Attainment37% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils151

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Requires improvement

Latest visit (Jun 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour, leadership and governance and early years needs attention; inclusion and personal development and wellbeing expected standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

View on Ofsted

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in CH44. Where we have them, council (Wirral) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
151
Free school meals
70.3%
20.3% above district average (50%)

Also: Wirral 31.2% · England 24.7%

SEN
46.1%
17.6% above district average (28.5%)

Also: Wirral 22.1% · England 18.2%

EAL
10.8%
2.4% above district average (8.4%)
Attendance
93.5%
0.9% below district average (94.4%)

Also: Wirral 94.4% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
22.8%
Attainment
37% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the CH44 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2194.6%
  • 2021/2290.7%
  • 2022/2390.7%
  • 2023/2489.3%
  • 2024/2588.4%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2344%
  • 2023/2417%
  • 2024/2537%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
165
Pupils on roll
151

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Wirral page.

SEN support

SEN %
46.1%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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