New Brighton Primary SchoolLiscard Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

New Brighton Primary School and Liscard Primary School are primary schools in Wallasey.

  • New Brighton Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Liscard Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Liscard Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • New Brighton Primary School was judged Good and Liscard 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 58.0% for New Brighton Primary School and 68.0% for Liscard Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at New Brighton Primary School (42.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Liscard Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

New Brighton Primary School versus Liscard Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WallaseyNew Brighton Primary SchoolWallaseyLiscard Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking51st of 81 in Wirral 18th of 81 in Wirral Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll586 714
Capacity670 730
LocationWallasey, CH45 1LH Wallasey, CH45 7NQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% 68.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard2.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census586 714
Free school meals (ever 6)29.7% 36.5%
English as an additional language2.7% 2.4%
SEN support14.7% 18.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.8% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence6.4% 5.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.1% 15.5% 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.

New Brighton Primary School

Liscard Primary School

Full profiles: New Brighton Primary School · Liscard Primary School