Woodlands Primary SchoolCathcart Street Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Woodlands Primary School and Cathcart Street Primary School are primary schools.
Woodlands Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Cathcart Street Primary School scores 31 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Woodlands Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Woodlands Primary School was judged Good and Cathcart Street Primary School was judged Requires improvement.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Woodlands Primary School and 26.0% for Cathcart Street Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Woodlands Primary School (46.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Cathcart Street Primary School (23.0% in 2022-23, 26.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirkenheadWoodlands Primary School | WirralCathcart Street Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D51/100Stronger figure | F31/100 | |
| Local ranking | 40th of 81 in Wirral Stronger figure | 71st of 81 in Wirral | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 2-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 341 | 224 | |
| Capacity | 336 | 274 | |
| Location | Birkenhead, CH41 2SY | Wirral, CH41 3JY | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 53.0% Stronger figure | 26.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 2.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 102.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 Stronger figure | 95.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 341 | 224 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 57.9% | 78.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 58.1% | 24.1% | |
| SEN support | 21.1% | 26.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 2.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.8% | 7.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.4% Stronger figure | 26.2% | 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.
Woodlands Primary School
Cathcart Street Primary School
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