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Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Wirral

Willington Avenue, Wirral, CH62 9EB

Website 01513271722

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 26/03/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

88.2%

43.8% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

72

Capacity used

Has space

34%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

3 of 3 families who put it first got an offer

3

Places offered

8

Total applications

2.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference33● 100%
2nd preference30● 0%
3rd preference20● 0%
Total8338%

1st preference success by year

93%
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 controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Gemma Fox
Address
Willington Avenue, Eastham, Wirral, CH62 9EB
Phone
01513271722
Local authority
Wirral
Ward / constituency
Eastham · Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
136056

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals67%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support25%——
51% boys (37)49% girls (35)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

72 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    26 March 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Requires improvement overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 89 pupils

Attendance

88.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

11.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

43.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

4.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

4.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
20/21
33%
21/22
38%
22/23
36%
23/24
44%
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 & maths0%——
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 standard43%
-19% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard50%
-25% vs England
Higher standard29%
-4% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard43%
-29% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard43%
-31% vs England
Higher standard14%
-12% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard36%
-37% vs England
Higher standard29%
-1% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard71%
-11% vs England

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

Primary results over time

45201933202302024432025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)43%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.