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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Wirral

Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, CH44 7ED

Website 01516383919

46

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 08/10/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.4%

12.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

168

Capacity used

Has space

59%

285 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

21 of 21 families who put it first got an offer

21

Places offered

36

Total applications

1.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2121● 100%
2nd preference110● 0%
3rd preference40● 0%
Total362158%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Wirral lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Maria Hollis
Address
Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, CH44 7ED
Phone
01516383919
Local authority
Wirral
Ward / constituency
Seacombe · Wallasey
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
105073

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals61%——
English as additional language14%——
SEN support21%——
52% boys (87)48% girls (81)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

168 pupils · 285 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    08 October 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 140 pupils

Attendance

93.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

14%
20/21
35%
21/22
30%
22/23
26%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths46%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard57%
-5% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard70%
-5% vs England
Higher standard26%
-7% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard57%
-15% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard70%
-4% vs England
Higher standard26%
+0% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard65%
-8% vs England
Higher standard30%
+0% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard65%
-17% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

422019362023462024572025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)57%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Wirral council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.