Bidston Avenue Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 20 2023 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
105060
Address
Tollemache Road, Claughton, CH41 0DQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
449 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.6%
Girls
45.4%
First language not English
5.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
43%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
25.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.8%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 2.2%
Other 2.2%
African 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.9
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Bidston Avenue Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
61
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
64
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
11
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
2
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 classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.6
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
9
4
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
22
10
12
Reception, Full-time
59
32
27
Year 1
60
35
25
Year 2
59
34
25
Year 3
58
33
25
Year 4
59
34
25
Year 5
58
30
28
Year 6
65
33
32
Year 2023-2024

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