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Town Lane Infant School

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location_onWirral, CH63 8LD

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

346

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Town Lane Infant School is a Academy converter primary school in Wirral, serving ages 3-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Town Lane Infant School is an academy converter in Wirral, admitting pupils aged 3-7. It is part of CONCORDIA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 327 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.0:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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07 June 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2023-11-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-11-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.0%per term

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 327 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	327	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	321	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	344	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	338	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	325	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	345	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	346	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	336	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	339	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	332	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	325	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	346	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	339	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	329	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	356	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	356	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	349	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	342	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	343	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	337	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 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils