St Paul's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 6 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wirral
Unique reference
105070
Address
Farmfield Drive, Beechwood, CH43 7TE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
111 (69% of total capacity)
Boys
55.9%
Girls
44.1%
First language not English
7.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
56.8%
Persistent absence
30.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
36.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.4%
Mixed 2.7%
African 2.7%
Indian 1.8%
Other Black 1.8%
Irish 0.9%
Other White 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAverage-3.2
MathsAverage-3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
13
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
12
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
12
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes16.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher12.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
2
2
0
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
11
6
5
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
11
7
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
6
2
4
Reception, Full-time
15
10
5
Year 1
14
7
7
Year 2
13
8
5
Year 3
12
6
6
Year 4
4
4
0
Year 5
7
4
3
Year 6
15
6
9
Year 2024-2025

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