Great Meols Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 15 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
143501
Address
Elwyn Road, Meols, CH47 7AP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
467 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
54.0%
Girls
46.0%
First language not English
1.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.3%
Persistent absence
5.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.4%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 1.7%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.8
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

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

School 15%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Great Meols 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
30
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
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 classes30.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
28
15
13
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
9
2
Reception, Full-time
59
27
32
Year 1
59
39
20
Year 2
57
30
27
Year 3
60
38
22
Year 4
66
36
30
Year 5
67
24
43
Year 6
60
34
26
Year 2024-2025

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