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St Anne's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Lorraine Prescott

location_onBirkenhead, CH42 4NE

language Visit Website phone 1516453682

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

246

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Expected Standard

61%

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Demand Ratio

1.5x

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St Anne's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Birkenhead, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.5×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Anne's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Birkenhead, Wirral, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 245 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #18 of 74 primaries in Wirral and #5,744 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.5× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 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

61%

LA 53%

Reading84% LA 69%

Writing65% LA 63%

Maths77% LA 65%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading59% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing59% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading66% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-1.9 to 3.0

-2.3

Write

LA -0.8

-4.7 to 0.0

2.5

Maths

LA -0.7

0.2 to 4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 56%England 65%

Reading74% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA -0.7

-0.2 to 4.9

0.1

Write

LA -1.1

-2.2 to 2.4

2.7

Maths

LA -0.7

0.5 to 4.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 56%

Reading61% LA 70%

Writing81% LA 72%

Maths77% LA 67%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA -0.4

0.4 to 4.6

4.5

Write

LA -0.6

2.4 to 6.6

3.3

Maths

LA -0.8

1.4 to 5.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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11 March 2020

Inspection Report

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08 June 2016

Inspection Report

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15 May 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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05 July 2010

Inspection Report

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11 July 2007

Inspection Report

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30 January 2007

Inspection Report

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05 July 2006

Inspection Report

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04 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-05-15

None Legacy

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(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 245 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	245	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	235	2	0.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	260	2	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	257	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	252	4	1.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	255	2	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	246	4	1.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	231	3	1.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	236	2	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	230	4	1.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	227	1	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	233	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	219	2	0.9%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	229	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	219	3	1.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	2	1.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	206	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	205	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 34 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 22 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils