Devonshire Park Primary School
Temple Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Hunt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 520
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 104991
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516089243
About this school
Devonshire Park Primary School is a community primary school in Birkenhead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 413 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 81 | 69 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 42% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 1% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 68% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 61% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 67% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Devonshire Park Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 426 |
| 2024/25 | 431 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Devonshire Park Primary School compares
Devonshire Park Primary School ranked 54th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 7.4% | 40.1% | 413 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead | 68% | 5.7% | 17% | 237 | 0.3 miles |
| Woodchurch Road Academy | 67% | 8.3% | 58.3% | 171 | 0.4 miles |
| Mersey Park Primary School | 83% | 6.3% | 65% | 452 | 0.5 miles |
| Bedford Drive Primary School | 38% | 6.5% | 53.1% | 406 | 0.5 miles |
| Well Lane Primary School | — | — | — | 187 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.05%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 7.39%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead0.3 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Woodchurch Road Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Mersey Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Bedford Drive Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Well Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
Other schools in Birkenhead
Devonshire Park Primary School ranks 6th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Birkenhead.
- Bedford Drive Primary School Primary
- Bidston Avenue Primary School Primary
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Portland Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Rock Ferry Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School Primary
- Well Lane Primary School Primary
- Woodchurch Road Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Devonshire Park Primary School teach?
- Devonshire Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birkenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Devonshire Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Devonshire Park Primary School is Mr Ian Hunt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Devonshire Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Devonshire Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Devonshire Park Primary School?
- Devonshire Park Primary School has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Devonshire Park Primary School full?
- Devonshire Park Primary School has capacity for 520 pupils and 413 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Devonshire Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Devonshire Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Devonshire Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Devonshire Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Devonshire Park Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Devonshire Park Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Devonshire Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Devonshire Park Primary School rank locally?
- Devonshire Park Primary School ranked 54th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Devonshire Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Devonshire Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Devonshire Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Devonshire Park Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.