Fender Primary School

State-Funded School

fender-primary-school-wirral-north-west

North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

Wirral WestConstituency

CH49 8HBPostcode

1.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fender Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Wirral, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 275 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 31%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

275

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

61%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 275
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
17 Sept 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.