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Mount Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Zoe Byrne

location_onWirral, CH45 5HU

language Visit Website phone 1516303329

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

344

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Mount Primary School is a Community school primary school in Wirral, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Mount Primary School is a community school in Wirral, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 315 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 74 primaries in Wirral and #10,045 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 53%

Reading71% LA 69%

Writing78% LA 63%

Maths67% LA 65%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading73% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading80% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.2

-3.0 to 0.4

-3.3

Write

LA -0.8

-4.9 to -1.7

-3.1

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.6 to -1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 56%England 65%

Reading78% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths70% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.7

-3.3 to 0.3

0.0

Write

LA -1.1

-1.6 to 1.7

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-5.2 to -2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 56%

Reading71% LA 70%

Writing86% LA 72%

Maths67% LA 67%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA -0.4

-1.9 to 1.5

3.7

Write

LA -0.6

2.1 to 5.3

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.3 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 July 2022

Inspection Report

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14 February 2017

Inspection Report

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12 September 2011

Inspection Report

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03 June 2009

Inspection Report

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08 March 2006

Inspection Report

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06 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-02-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-09-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-06-03

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 315 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	315	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	318	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	338	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	337	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	330	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	345	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	340	2	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	335	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	338	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	341	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	339	5	1.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	336	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	341	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	343	3	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	347	4	1.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	340	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	341	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	340	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	342	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	338	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	336	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	338	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	341	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	343	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 28 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils