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
EthnicityPercentage
Mixed0.4%
Unclassified0.8%
Indian1.2%
Other White2%
White British95.2%
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

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

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

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

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
107
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
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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