Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School
Holm Lane, Prenton, CH43 2HT
This school is closed (it closed in April 2025).
It was replaced by Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Ramsden
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 105066
- Local authority
- Wirral
About this school
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Prenton. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 207 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 34 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 59% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 85% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 71% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 68% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided 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 | 61% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.6% | 8.2% | 207 | — |
| Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 207 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead | 68% | 5.7% | 17% | 237 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodchurch Road Academy | 67% | 8.3% | 58.3% | 171 | 0.6 miles |
| Townfield Primary School | 70% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 487 | 0.6 miles |
| Devonshire Park Primary School | 47% | 7.4% | 40.1% | 413 | 0.7 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)
- 8.21%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.63%
- Persistent absence
- 7.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead0.4 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Woodchurch Road Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Townfield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Devonshire Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
Other schools in Prenton
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Hillside Primary
- Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School Primary
- Prenton Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead Primary
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Ridgeway High School Secondary
- St Anselm's College Secondary
- Birkenhead High School Academy All-through
- The Observatory School Special schools
- Birkenhead School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School teach?
- Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Prenton.
- Has Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School?
- Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School had 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided 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 7 July 2025.