West Kirby Primary School

State-Funded School

west-kirby-primary-school-wirral-north-west

North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

Wirral WestConstituency

CH48 5EQPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

West Kirby Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Wirral, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 297 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 79%
Higher standard: 16%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

297

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

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: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 297
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

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 8 March 2023. 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
26 May 2017	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.