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Rock Ferry Primary School

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

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location_onBirkenhead, CH42 2BL

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

304

school

Expected Standard

32%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Rock Ferry Primary School is a Community school primary school in Birkenhead, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 92% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Rock Ferry Primary School is a community school in Birkenhead, Wirral, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 304 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 32% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #65 of 89 primaries in Wirral and #13,276 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 23.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 8.1%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading46% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths49% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading44% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths44% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.2

-3.6 to 0.2

1.3

Write

LA -0.8

-0.5 to 3.1

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-4.4 to -0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 56%England 65%

Reading62% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.7

-3.2 to 1.0

-1.4

Write

LA -1.1

-3.3 to 0.6

-1.8

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.6 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 56%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths72% LA 67%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.4

-0.8 to 3

1.9

Write

LA -0.6

0.1 to 3.7

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.2 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-02-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-05-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-04-30

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

2.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.3%(7 pupils)

Summer term 2023

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 308 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2022/23 (Summer term)	308	7	2.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	304	5	1.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	290	7	2.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	310	5	1.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	305	4	1.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	304	4	1.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	344	3	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	342	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	326	6	1.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	337	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	337	4	1.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	320	4	1.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	341	6	1.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	332	4	1.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	326	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	347	3	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	334	5	1.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	322	3	0.9%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	343	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	336	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	334	7	2.1%	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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Rock Ferry Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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