Greenleas Primary School
Green Lane, Wallasey, CH45 8LZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Edwards
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 304
- URN
- 105004
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516391225
About this school
Greenleas Primary School is a community primary school in Wallasey. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 304 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. 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 43 | 44 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 52% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 75% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 64% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 64% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Greenleas 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 | 63% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 297 |
| 2023/24 | 294 |
| 2024/25 | 285 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenleas Primary School compares
Greenleas Primary School ranked 60th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 4.2% | 19% | 304 | — |
| Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School | 41% | 6.2% | 53.4% | 179 | 0.6 miles |
| St George's Primary School | 64% | 4.3% | 18.1% | 922 | 0.6 miles |
| Leasowe Primary School | 53% | 10.3% | 66.5% | 179 | 1.0 miles |
| Castleway Primary School | 33% | 7.9% | 56.7% | 177 | 1.1 miles |
| Mount Primary School | 56% | 5.5% | 16.2% | 300 | 1.1 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)
- 18.95%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 8.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
St George's Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wallasey
-
Leasowe Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Castleway Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Mount Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wallasey
Greenleas Primary School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wallasey.
- Egremont Primary School Primary
- Kingsway Primary School Primary
- Liscard 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 year groups does Greenleas Primary School teach?
- Greenleas Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wallasey.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenleas Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greenleas Primary School is Mrs Sharon Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenleas Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenleas 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 Greenleas Primary School?
- Greenleas Primary School has 304 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Greenleas Primary School full?
- Greenleas Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 304 on roll (97%), 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 Greenleas Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenleas Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenleas Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenleas Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Greenleas Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenleas Primary School rank locally?
- Greenleas Primary School ranked 60th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenleas Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenleas Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenleas Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenleas 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.