Liscard Primary School
Withens Lane, Wallasey, CH45 7NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Fagan
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 730
- Pupils on roll
- 704
- URN
- 104994
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516383910
About this school
Liscard Primary School is a community primary school in Wallasey. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 704 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Liscard Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 91 | 94 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 63% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 85% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 84% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 81% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Liscard 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 | 67% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 716 |
| 2023/24 | 727 |
| 2024/25 | 714 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Liscard Primary School compares
Liscard Primary School ranked 21st of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.7% | 36.5% | 704 | — |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 196 | 0.5 miles |
| Egremont Primary School | 52% | 4.8% | 65.1% | 275 | 0.6 miles |
| Mount Primary School | 56% | 5.5% | 16.2% | 300 | 0.7 miles |
| New Brighton Primary School | 58% | 6.4% | 29.7% | 581 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Primary School | 53% | 7.3% | 58.3% | 401 | 0.8 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)
- 36.54%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 15.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Wallasey
-
Egremont Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wallasey
-
Mount Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
New Brighton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wallasey
-
Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wallasey
Other schools in Wallasey
Liscard Primary School ranks 1st of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wallasey.
- Egremont Primary School Primary
- Greenleas Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- New Brighton Primary School Primary
- Park Primary School Primary
- Somerville Primary School Primary
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- St George's Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey Primary
- Somerville Nursery School Nursery
- St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Liscard Primary School teach?
- Liscard Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wallasey.
- Who is the headteacher of Liscard Primary School?
- The headteacher of Liscard Primary School is Mrs Jane Fagan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Liscard Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Liscard 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 many pupils are at Liscard Primary School?
- Liscard Primary School has 704 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Liscard Primary School full?
- Liscard Primary School has capacity for 730 pupils and 704 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Liscard Primary School a faith school?
- No. Liscard Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Liscard Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Liscard Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Liscard Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Liscard Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Liscard Primary School ranked 21st of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Liscard Primary School's absence rate?
- Liscard Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Liscard Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Liscard 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.