Irby Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 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
150558
Address
Coombe Road, Irby, CH61 4UR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
251 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
53.0%
Girls
47.0%
First language not English
0.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
3.2%
Persistent absence
4.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95.2%
Other White 2%
Indian 1.2%
Unclassified 0.8%
Mixed 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
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-0.6
WritingBelow average-2.2
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 70%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Irby Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
30
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
1
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 classes30.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
7
3
4
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
19
10
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
4
1
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
30
20
10
Year 2
29
17
12
Year 3
28
15
13
Year 4
34
17
17
Year 5
31
13
18
Year 6
33
15
18
Year 2024-2025

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