Kingsway Primary SchoolSomerville Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Kingsway Primary School and Somerville Primary School are primary schools in Wallasey.

  • Kingsway Primary School scores 24 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Somerville Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Somerville Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Kingsway Primary School was judged in need of attention and Somerville 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 37.0% for Kingsway Primary School and 56.0% for Somerville Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Kingsway Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 37.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Somerville Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Kingsway Primary School versus Somerville Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WallaseyKingsway Primary SchoolWallaseySomerville Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF24/100D50/100Stronger figure
Local ranking79th of 81 in Wirral 41st of 81 in Wirral Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Needs attentionOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll167 412
Capacity165 525
LocationWallasey, CH44 9EF Wallasey, CH44 9AR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard37.0% 56.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 6.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 103.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score97.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census167 412
Free school meals (ever 6)72.5% 56.8%
English as an additional language10.8% 6.6%
SEN support37.1% 13.6%
SEN with an EHC plan9.0% 4.6%
Attendance
Overall absence12.1% 7.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence32.5% 22.5% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Kingsway Primary School

Somerville Primary School

Full profiles: Kingsway Primary School · Somerville Primary School