Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 12 2023 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 131281
- Address
- Ballantyne Drive, Bidston, CH43 7XG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 450 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 61.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.9%
White British 90.7%
Other White 3.1%
Mixed 2.4%
Other 1.1%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingWell below average-3.7
MathsBelow average-2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 33%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 34
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 18.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 25 14 11 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 8 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 8 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 49 32 17 |
| Year 1 | 50 24 26 |
| Year 2 | 49 25 24 |
| Year 3 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 4 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 5 | 63 34 29 |
| Year 6 | 67 29 38 |