Mersey Park Primary School
Elm Road, Higher Tranmere, Wirral, CH42 0PH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Margaret Thomas
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 465
- Pupils on roll
- 452
- URN
- 105042
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516478197
About this school
Mersey Park Primary School is a community primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 452 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 58 | 62 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 76% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 3% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 77% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 81% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 74% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Mersey Park 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 | 67% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 463 |
| 2023/24 | 449 |
| 2024/25 | 453 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mersey Park Primary School compares
Mersey Park Primary School ranked 6th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 6.3% | 65% | 452 | — |
| Well Lane Primary School | — | — | — | 187 | 0.3 miles |
| Devonshire Park Primary School | 47% | 7.4% | 40.1% | 413 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodchurch Road Academy | 67% | 8.3% | 58.3% | 171 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 53% | 7.8% | 57.9% | 314 | 0.6 miles |
| Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School | 56% | 7% | 59.6% | 203 | 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)
- 64.98%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.31%
- Persistent absence
- 16.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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Well Lane Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
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Devonshire Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
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Woodchurch Road Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Woodlands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
Other schools in Wirral
Mersey Park Primary School ranks 6th 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 Mersey Park Primary School teach?
- Mersey Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Mersey Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mersey Park Primary School is Mrs Margaret Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mersey Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mersey Park 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 Mersey Park Primary School?
- Mersey Park Primary School has 452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mersey Park Primary School full?
- Mersey Park Primary School has capacity for 465 pupils and 452 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mersey Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mersey Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mersey Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mersey Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Mersey Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mersey Park Primary School rank locally?
- Mersey Park Primary School ranked 6th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mersey Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Mersey Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mersey Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mersey Park 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.