Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
Mount Grove, Birkenhead, CH41 2UJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Tweddle
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 105064
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516521278
About this school
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Birkenhead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 203 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
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 | 21 | 28 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 29% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 4% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 50% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 39% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 57% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Birkenhead Christ Church CofE 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 | 43% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School compares
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School ranked 34th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7% | 59.6% | 203 | — |
| St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School | 44% | 8.8% | 50.8% | 210 | 0.2 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 53% | 7.8% | 57.9% | 314 | 0.3 miles |
| Woodchurch Road Academy | 67% | 8.3% | 58.3% | 171 | 0.4 miles |
| Mersey Park Primary School | 83% | 6.3% | 65% | 452 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead | 68% | 5.7% | 17% | 237 | 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)
- 59.55%
- English as an additional language
- 27%
- Overall absence
- 6.97%
- Persistent absence
- 22.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Woodlands Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Woodchurch Road Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Mersey Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead0.6 miles
Primary · Prenton
Other schools in Birkenhead
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School ranks 4th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Birkenhead.
- Bedford Drive Primary School Primary
- Bidston Avenue Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Portland Primary
- Devonshire Park Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Rock Ferry Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School Primary
- Well Lane Primary School Primary
- Woodchurch Road Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School teach?
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birkenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School is Mrs Nicola Tweddle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birkenhead Christ Church CofE 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 Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School?
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School full?
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School has capacity for 234 pupils and 203 on roll (87%), 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 Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School ranked 34th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Birkenhead Christ Church CofE 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.