Leasowe Primary School
Oxley Avenue, Leasowe, Wirral, CH46 1RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Hill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 105055
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516381126
About this school
Leasowe Primary School is a community primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 179 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Leasowe 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 56% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 76% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 62% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 62% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Leasowe 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 | 35% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 268 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leasowe Primary School compares
Leasowe Primary School ranked 41st of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 10.3% | 66.5% | 179 | — |
| Castleway Primary School | 33% | 7.9% | 56.7% | 177 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School | 41% | 6.2% | 53.4% | 179 | 0.4 miles |
| Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School | 27% | 6.9% | 68.4% | 404 | 0.6 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 56% | 6.1% | 26.2% | 273 | 0.8 miles |
| Eastway Primary School | 21% | 6.1% | 55.1% | 256 | 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)
- 66.49%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.27%
- Persistent absence
- 34.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castleway Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Eastway Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Leasowe Primary School ranks 30th 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 Leasowe Primary School teach?
- Leasowe Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Leasowe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Leasowe Primary School is Mrs Claire Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Leasowe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leasowe 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 Leasowe Primary School?
- Leasowe Primary School has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Leasowe Primary School full?
- Leasowe Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 179 on roll (57%), 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 Leasowe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Leasowe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Leasowe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leasowe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Leasowe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leasowe Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Leasowe Primary School ranked 41st of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leasowe Primary School's absence rate?
- Leasowe Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leasowe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leasowe 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.