Grove Street Primary SchoolSt John's Catholic Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wirral.
Summary of the comparison
Grove Street Primary School and St John's Catholic Infant School are primary schools in Wirral.
Grove Street Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John's Catholic Infant School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St John's Catholic Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Grove Street Primary School was judged Good and St John's Catholic Infant School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Grove Street Primary School (66.0% in 2022-23, 30.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WirralGrove Street Primary School | WirralSt John's Catholic Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C60/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 81 in Wirral Stronger figure | 74th of 81 in Wirral | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 3-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 338 | 207 | |
| Capacity | 385 | 180 | |
| Location | Wirral, CH62 5BA | Wirral, CH63 7LH | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 30.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 100.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 100.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 338 | 207 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 61.7% | 17.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 14.5% | 4.8% | |
| SEN support | 32.8% | 4.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.1% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.9% | 4.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 31.3% | 6.0% Stronger figure | 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.
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.
Grove Street Primary School
St John's Catholic Infant School
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