West Kirby Primary School
Anglesey Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Bailey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 259
- Pupils on roll
- 297
- URN
- 105023
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516255561
About this school
West Kirby Primary School is a community primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 297 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 38 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 79% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 16% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 87% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 87% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 92% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 West Kirby 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 | 78% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 300 |
| 2024/25 | 304 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Kirby Primary School compares
West Kirby Primary School ranked 9th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.4% | 13.2% | 297 | — |
| West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 420 | 0.7 miles |
| Black Horse Hill Junior School | 44% | 5.2% | 34.6% | 169 | 0.9 miles |
| Black Horse Hill Infant School | — | 5.8% | 25.6% | 102 | 0.9 miles |
| Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 288 | 1.3 miles |
| Great Meols Primary School | 75% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 450 | 2.2 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)
- 13.21%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.39%
- Persistent absence
- 6.77%
Location
Nearby schools
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West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Black Horse Hill Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Black Horse Hill Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Great Meols Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
West Kirby Primary School ranks 9th 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 year groups does West Kirby Primary School teach?
- West Kirby Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of West Kirby Primary School?
- The headteacher of West Kirby Primary School is Mrs Emma Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was West Kirby Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Kirby 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 West Kirby Primary School?
- West Kirby Primary School has 297 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is West Kirby Primary School full?
- West Kirby Primary School has capacity for 259 pupils and 297 on roll (115%), so it is at or above 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 West Kirby Primary School a faith school?
- No. West Kirby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does West Kirby Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records West Kirby Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have West Kirby Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Kirby Primary School rank locally?
- West Kirby Primary School ranked 9th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Kirby Primary School's absence rate?
- West Kirby Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Kirby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Kirby 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.