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St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

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

personMrs Sarah Murphy

location_onBirkenhead, CH41 2TD

language Visit Website phone 1516478404

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

228

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Expected Standard

44%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Birkenhead, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Birkenhead, Wirral, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 237 pupils on roll, of whom 51% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #47 of 74 primaries in Wirral and #10,719 of 14,143 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 Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.6 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

44%

LA 53%

Reading59% LA 69%

Writing63% LA 63%

Maths59% LA 65%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

14%

LA 50%England 61%

Reading68% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths21% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 52%England 60%

Reading60% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 3.0

-2.8

Write

LA -0.8

-5.6 to -0.1

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-5.3 to 0.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 56%England 65%

Reading69% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths58% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA -0.7

-0.5 to 4.3

0.2

Write

LA -1.1

-2.0 to 2.4

0.5

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.6 to 2.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 56%

Reading60% LA 70%

Writing56% LA 72%

Maths56% LA 67%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.4

-3.8 to 1

-2.6

Write

LA -0.6

-4.9 to -0.3

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.7 to -0.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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11 May 2021

Inspection Report

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03 February 2021

Inspection Report

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26 February 2020

Inspection Report

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06 February 2018

Inspection Report

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15 January 2014

Inspection Report

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13 September 2010

Inspection Report

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04 December 2007

Inspection Report

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24 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-02-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-02-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-01-15

None Legacy

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

3.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.5%(6 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 237 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	237	7	3.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	228	5	2.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	257	5	1.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	257	3	1.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	246	2	0.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	239	10	4.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	228	10	4.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	224	12	5.4%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	238	14	5.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	230	6	2.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	217	4	1.8%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	235	4	1.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	223	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	234	11	4.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	234	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	260	6	2.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	258	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	259	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	256	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	252	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 40 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils