Overchurch Infant School
Moreton Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 4NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Elliott
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 322
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- URN
- 105043
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516773335
About this school
Overchurch Infant School is a community primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 269 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Overchurch 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Overchurch 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 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 290 |
| 2023/24 | 294 |
| 2024/25 | 286 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Overchurch Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 19.6% | 269 | — |
| Overchurch Junior School | 56% | 6.1% | 30.3% | 352 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton | 55% | 4.8% | 22.6% | 198 | 0.3 miles |
| Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School | 52% | 4.7% | 20.5% | 383 | 0.7 miles |
| Chapelhill Primary School | 50% | 9.3% | 63.9% | 83 | 0.7 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 7.6% | 67.5% | 99 | 0.9 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)
- 19.62%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.91%
- Persistent absence
- 15.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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Overchurch Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton0.3 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Chapelhill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Prenton
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 ages does Overchurch Infant School teach?
- Overchurch Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Overchurch Infant School?
- The headteacher of Overchurch Infant School is Mr Steven Elliott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Overchurch Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Overchurch 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 Overchurch Infant School?
- Overchurch Infant School has 269 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Overchurch Infant School full?
- Overchurch Infant School has capacity for 322 pupils and 269 on roll (84%), 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 Overchurch Infant School a faith school?
- No. Overchurch Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Overchurch Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Overchurch Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Overchurch Infant School's absence rate?
- Overchurch Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Overchurch 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 Overchurch 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 15 July 2026.