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Gayton Primary School

Gayton Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 8PZ

Local ranking36th of 81 primary schools in Wirral
Ofsted: Strong

Primary

Phase

230

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Gayton Primary School (URN 105034) since 1 January 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
82.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
21.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
94.0%
Writing (Expected)
91.0%
Maths (Expected)
85.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
94.0%
Reading avg scaled score
110.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
108.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
111.0
Cohort Size
34

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
219
Boys
110 (50%)
Girls
109 (50%)
Capacity
230 (95% full)
SEND
11.0%
FSM Eligible
3.2%
EAL
1.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.7%
SEN Support
8.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
8.8
Budget per Pupil
£5,589/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
2.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 85.8%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 6.4%
  • Mixed Other: 2.8%
  • White Other: 1.8%
  • Other: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
  • Asian Indian: 0.5%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.5%

85.8%

White British

6.4%

Mixed White & Asian

2.8%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149493
UKPRN
10091661
Establishment No.
2238
Trust
CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST

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