Primary school

Rock Ferry Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wirral
  • CH42 2BL
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2011

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,745 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 98%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 86%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 90%2022/23: top 95%2023/24: top 96%2024/25: top 98%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM28% · North West 63%1/10 Well below North West−6.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West
Reading score99 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−14.5 pts
Maths score98 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−6.4 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 34 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 45% · 40 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 56% · 39 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 47% · 34 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 33% · 45 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 32% · 41 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 28% · 43 pupils · North West 63%56%28%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 34 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 40 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 39 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 0% · 34 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 45 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 2% · 41 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 43 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 34 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 100 · 40 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 39 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 34 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 99 · 45 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 100 · 41 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 99 · 43 pupils · North West 10510399No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 34 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 98 · 40 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 39 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 34 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 97 · 45 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 99 · 41 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 98 · 43 pupils · North West 10510297No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd152
3rd100

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2020

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visitas predecessor
  4. 2020Remains Goodas predecessor

26 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils
  • The extent to which pupils feel safe
  • The use of assessment to support learning
  • The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures
  • Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils
  • The effectiveness of care, guidance and support
  • The school's capacity for sustained improvement
  • The quality of pupils' learning and their progress
  • The extent to which pupils adopt healthy lifestyles
  • The leadership and management of teaching and learning
  • Outcomes for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The quality of provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness of the school's engagement with parents and carers
  • The effectiveness of partnerships in promoting learning and well-being
  • The extent of pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
  • The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community
  • The effectiveness of leadership and management of the Early Years Foundation Stage
  • The effectiveness with which the school deploys resources to achieve value for money
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes equality of opportunity and tackles discrimination
  • The extent to which the curriculum meets pupils' needs, including, where relevant, through partnerships
  • The quality of learning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and their progress
  • The effectiveness of the governing body in challenging and supporting the school so that weaknesses are tackled decisively...

4 weak areas

  • Pupils' attainment
  • Pupils' attendance
  • The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion
  • The extent to which pupils develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being

30 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026301
Free school meals (past 6 years)65.3%
First language not English16.9%
SEN support28.1%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)7.4%
Persistently absent pupils20.0%

Girls 51.3%Boys 48.8%

87.2% full · 345 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.9
Pupils per adult9.4
  • Classroom teachers 12.4
  • Leadership 3.8
  • Teaching assistants 14.2
  • Other support 7.5

Teachers 16.2 FTE · Whole workforce 37.9 · 45 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,520
Spend per pupil£8,237
Staff spend per pupil£6,163
Reserve per pupil£559
  • +£172,000revenue reserve
  • +£87,000in-year balance

Grants £8,328 · self-generated £208 · premises £423 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £3,535,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it