Poulton Lancelyn Primary School

State-Funded School

poulton-lancelyn-primary-school-wirral-north-west

North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

Wirral WestConstituency

CH63 9LYPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Poulton Lancelyn Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Wirral, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 507 pupils. Poulton Lancelyn Primary School is part of Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 26 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 80%
Higher standard: 20%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

507

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

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: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 507
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 September 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Jun 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.