Fender Primary School
New Hey Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 8HB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Charles Hewitt
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 275
- URN
- 105039
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516770425
About this school
Fender Primary School is a community primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 275 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fender 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 | 38 | 35 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 31% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 51% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 54% | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 54% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Fender 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 | 42% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fender Primary School compares
Fender Primary School ranked 65th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 11.1% | 62.1% | 275 | — |
| Woodchurch CofE Primary School | — | 7% | 40.9% | 157 | 0.4 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 8.3% | 72% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | 61% | 6% | 46.6% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| Co-op Academy Hillside | 48% | 6.5% | 50% | 177 | 0.7 miles |
| Townfield Primary School | 70% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 487 | 0.8 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)
- 62.14%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 11.06%
- Persistent absence
- 36.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodchurch CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Co-op Academy Hillside0.7 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Townfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Fender Primary School ranks 42nd 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 Fender Primary School teach?
- Fender Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Fender Primary School?
- The headteacher of Fender Primary School is Mr Charles Hewitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fender Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fender 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 Fender Primary School?
- Fender Primary School has 275 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Fender Primary School full?
- Fender Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 275 on roll (105%), 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 Fender Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fender Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fender Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fender Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Fender Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Fender Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Fender Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fender Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Fender Primary School ranked 65th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fender Primary School's absence rate?
- Fender Primary School's overall absence rate is 11.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fender Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fender 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.