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Woodchurch Road Academy

99 Woodchurch Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, CH42 9LJ

Local ranking59th of 81 primary schools in Wirral
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

497

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Woodchurch Road Primary School (URN 105047) since 30 September 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 25 November 2025 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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

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

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
67.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
2.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
74.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
72.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
70.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
43

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
192
Boys
106 (55%)
Girls
86 (45%)
Capacity
497 (39% full)
SEND
30.7%
FSM Eligible
58.3%
EAL
9.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.6%
SEN Support
29.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.7
Budget per Pupil
£8,354/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
8.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
24.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has 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: 85.9%
  • Asian Other: 3.6%
  • White Other: 2.6%
  • Asian Indian: 2.1%
  • Other: 2.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.6%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 0.5%

85.9%

White British

3.6%

Asian Other

2.6%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01516523104
headteacher@woodchurchroad.wirral.sch.uk

99 Woodchurch Road

Birkenhead, North West

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Administrative

URN
150119
UKPRN
10093299
Establishment No.
2007
Trust
CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST

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