Mersey Park Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Mar 13 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wirral
Unique reference
105042
Address
Elm Road, Higher Tranmere, CH42 0PH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
449 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
53.0%
Girls
47.0%
First language not English
11.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
58.8%
Persistent absence
18.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
26.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 84.2%
Other White 4.2%
Mixed 2.4%
Other Asian 1.6%
Chinese 1.6%
Indian 1.3%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
African 0.9%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 9%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Mersey Park Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
67
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
24
16
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
14
6
8
Reception, Full-time
57
29
28
Year 1
59
29
30
Year 2
57
31
26
Year 3
59
31
28
Year 4
60
31
29
Year 5
58
30
28
Year 6
61
35
26
Year 2023-2024

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