Brackenwood Infant School
Pulford Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 2HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr C Mervyn
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 190
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 105021
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516089117
About this school
Brackenwood Infant School is a community primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 155 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brackenwood Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Brackenwood Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brackenwood Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 17.3% | 155 | — |
| Brackenwood Junior School | 85% | 4.9% | 19.3% | 199 | 0.1 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 205 | 0.4 miles |
| Town Lane Infant School | — | 4.8% | 9.4% | 322 | 0.5 miles |
| Stanton Road Primary School | 52% | 5.1% | 19.1% | 282 | 0.6 miles |
| St John's Catholic Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17.5% | 189 | 0.7 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)
- 17.31%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 9.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brackenwood Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Town Lane Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Stanton Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
St John's Catholic Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
- Barnston Primary School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Infant School Primary
- Black Horse Hill Junior 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
- Co-op Academy Woodslee Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brackenwood Infant School teach?
- Brackenwood Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Brackenwood Infant School?
- The headteacher of Brackenwood Infant School is Mr C Mervyn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brackenwood Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brackenwood Infant 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 Brackenwood Infant School?
- Brackenwood Infant School has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Brackenwood Infant School full?
- Brackenwood Infant School has capacity for 190 pupils and 155 on roll (82%), 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 Brackenwood Infant School a faith school?
- No. Brackenwood Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brackenwood Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brackenwood Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Brackenwood Infant School's absence rate?
- Brackenwood Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Brackenwood Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Brackenwood Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.