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Bidston Avenue Primary School

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

personMr S.G. Brady

location_onBirkenhead, CH41 0DQ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

455

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bidston Avenue Primary School is a Community school primary school in Birkenhead, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bidston Avenue Primary School is a community school in Birkenhead, Wirral, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 446 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #31 of 82 primaries in Wirral and #7,232 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 7.7%.

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

65%

LA 53%

Reading75% LA 69%

Writing73% LA 63%

Maths75% LA 65%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading72% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths61% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading73% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA -0.2

1.2 to 4.5

0.7

Write

LA -0.8

-0.9 to 2.3

1.5

Maths

LA -0.7

0.0 to 3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 56%England 65%

Reading68% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.7

-2.6 to 0.7

-2.5

Write

LA -1.1

-4.0 to -1.0

0.9

Maths

LA -0.7

-0.5 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 56%

Reading80% LA 70%

Writing72% LA 72%

Maths74% LA 67%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.4

-1.5 to 1.5

-1.1

Write

LA -0.6

-2.5 to 0.3

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-1.6 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2025

Inspection Report

19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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17 April 2018

Inspection Report

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01 October 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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10 December 2009

Inspection Report

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24 January 2007

Inspection Report

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10 September 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-04-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-10-01

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-12-10

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(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 446 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, 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)	446	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	438	2	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	454	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	449	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	452	2	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	452	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	458	2	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	460	2	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	460	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	409	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	407	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	420	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	420	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	420	3	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	415	5	1.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	414	2	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	416	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	415	2	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	427	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	430	1	0.2%	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 44 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 33 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils