Grove Street Primary School
Grove Street Primary School, Grove Street, Wirral, CH62 5BA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Walsh
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 385
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 105011
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516452170
About this school
Grove Street Primary School is a community primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 312 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Grove Street 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 | 41 | 39 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 46% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 67% | 41% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 46% | 38% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 54% | 46% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.80 | - | - |
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 Grove Street 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 | 66% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 327 |
| 2023/24 | 316 |
| 2024/25 | 338 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grove Street Primary School compares
Grove Street Primary School ranked 71st of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 9.9% | 61.7% | 312 | — |
| St John's Catholic Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17.5% | 189 | 0.3 miles |
| St John's Catholic Junior School | 45% | 5.2% | 28.8% | 239 | 0.4 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 205 | 0.5 miles |
| Church Drive Primary School | 69% | 6.3% | 29.9% | 323 | 0.5 miles |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 6.9% | 58.7% | 247 | 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)
- 61.67%
- English as an additional language
- 14.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.89%
- Persistent absence
- 31.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's Catholic Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St John's Catholic Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Church Drive Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
St Anne's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
Other schools in Wirral
Grove Street Primary School ranks 45th of the 47 ranked primary schools in Wirral.
- Barnston Primary School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Infant School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Junior School Primary
- Brackenwood Infant School Primary
- Brackenwood Junior School Primary
- Brookdale Primary School Primary
- Brookhurst Primary School Primary
- Castleway Primary School Primary
- Cathcart Street Primary School Primary
- Chapelhill Primary School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Church Drive Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Grove Street Primary School teach?
- Grove Street Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Grove Street Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grove Street Primary School is Mrs Lisa Walsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Grove Street Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grove Street 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 Grove Street Primary School?
- Grove Street Primary School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Grove Street Primary School full?
- Grove Street Primary School has capacity for 385 pupils and 312 on roll (81%), 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 Grove Street Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grove Street Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Grove Street Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grove Street Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Grove Street Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Grove Street Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Grove Street Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grove Street Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Grove Street Primary School ranked 71st of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grove Street Primary School's absence rate?
- Grove Street Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grove Street Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grove Street 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.