Primary school

Thingwall Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Wirral
  • CH61 7UG
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,097 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 13%13%2016/17: top 12%2017/18: top 33%2018/19: top 41%2022/23: top 24%2023/24: top 10%10% · 2023/242024/25: top 14%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM79% · North West 63%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM14% · North West 6%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score108 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 75% · 32 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 82% · 28 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 73% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 70% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 72% · 29 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 81% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 79% · 28 pupils · North West 63%82%70%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 32 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 27% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 20% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 10% · 29 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 16% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 14% · 28 pupils · North West 6%27%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 32 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 110 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 28 pupils · North West 105110104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 32 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 28 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 110 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 108 · 28 pupils · North West 105110105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in75.7%
28 of 37 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 75.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3728
2nd230
3rd142

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2021Remains Goodas predecessor
  6. 2023Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026197
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.9%
First language not English4.0%
SEN support16.9%
EHC plan5.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils8.0%

Girls 48.8%Boys 51.2%

93.8% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.1
Pupils per adult11.2
  • Classroom teachers 8.3
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.3
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 10.3 FTE · Whole workforce 21.4 · 30 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,020
Spend per pupil£6,483
Staff spend per pupil£5,080
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£108,000in-year balance

Grants £6,871 · self-generated £149 · premises £303 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: OAK TREES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £1,820,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it