Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolSt Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birkenhead.

Summary of the comparison

Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Birkenhead.

  • Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School was judged Good and St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School and 44.0% for St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School (43.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School (40.0% in 2022-23, 44.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School versus St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirkenheadBirkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolBirkenheadSt Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD40/100Stronger figureF39/100
Local ranking60th of 81 in Wirral Stronger figure63rd of 81 in Wirral
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll200 237
Capacity234 256
LocationBirkenhead, CH41 2UJ Birkenhead, CH41 2TD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% Stronger figure44.0% 62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census200 237
Free school meals (ever 6)59.5% 50.8%
English as an additional language27.0% 36.3%
SEN support26.5% 26.2%
SEN with an EHC plan5.5% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% Stronger figure8.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence23.0% Stronger figure29.4% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

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