Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #74 in Wirral public Top 99% UK

Cathcart Street Primary School

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

personMrs Lindsay Smith

location_onWirral, CH41 3JY

language Visit Website phone 1516477349

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2024

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Students

220

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Expected Standard

26%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Cathcart Street Primary School is a Community school primary school in Wirral, serving ages 2-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cathcart Street Primary School is a community school in Wirral, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 224 pupils on roll, of whom 78% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 26% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #74 of 74 primaries in Wirral and #13,730 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. There are 3 teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 53%

Reading55% LA 69%

Writing48% LA 63%

Maths32% LA 65%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading45% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing38% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths41% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

23%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading36% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths32% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.2

-3.8 to 1.6

0.3

Write

LA -0.8

-2.3 to 2.8

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-6.2 to -1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 56%England 65%

Reading85% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.7

-0.8 to 3.8

0.8

Write

LA -1.1

-1.4 to 2.9

2.1

Maths

LA -0.7

0.1 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 56%

Reading47% LA 70%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths67% LA 67%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.8

Read

LA -0.4

-6.1 to -1.5

1.4

Write

LA -0.6

-0.8 to 3.6

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.8

-3.3 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 March 2024

Inspection Report

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15 May 2018

Inspection Report

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04 June 2014

Inspection Report

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29 January 2013

Inspection Report

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08 February 2011

Inspection Report

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03 December 2009

Inspection Report

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27 September 2006

Inspection Report

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25 February 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-03-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-05-15

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-01-29

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 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 224 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	224	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	218	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	217	4	1.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	217	8	3.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	220	8	3.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	15	6.8%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	223	3	1.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	221	8	3.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	218	8	3.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	233	6	2.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	226	6	2.7%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	223	16	7.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	223	9	4.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	220	5	2.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	232	1	0.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	223	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	217	1	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	236	3	1.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	235	3	1.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	228	3	1.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	241	2	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	229	7	3.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	223	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 36 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils