Greasby Infant School
Barker Lane, Greasby, Wirral, CH49 3NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Grimster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 212
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 105022
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516772830
About this school
Greasby Infant School is a community primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 196 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Greasby 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 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greasby Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4% | 2.9% | 196 | — |
| Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 86% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 435 | 0.2 miles |
| Greasby Junior School | 70% | 4.1% | 11% | 247 | 0.3 miles |
| Brookdale Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 14.8% | 239 | 0.5 miles |
| Irby Primary School | 70% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 249 | 1.2 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton | 55% | 4.8% | 22.6% | 198 | 1.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.89%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.98%
- Persistent absence
- 2.52%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Greasby Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Brookdale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Irby Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton1.3 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other 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 year groups does Greasby Infant School teach?
- Greasby Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Greasby Infant School?
- The headteacher of Greasby Infant School is Mrs Natalie Grimster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greasby Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greasby 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 big is Greasby Infant School?
- Greasby Infant School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Greasby Infant School full?
- Greasby Infant School has capacity for 212 pupils and 196 on roll (92%), 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 Greasby Infant School a faith school?
- No. Greasby Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greasby Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greasby Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Greasby Infant School's absence rate?
- Greasby Infant School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Greasby 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 Greasby 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.