Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
School Lane, Thurstaston, Wirral, CH61 0HH
This school is closed (it closed in January 2023).
It was replaced by Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr David Burrows
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- URN
- 105078
- Local authority
- Wirral
About this school
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Wirral. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 219 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 |
| Writing progress | +6.20 |
| Maths progress | +5.30 |
How Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 92% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.1% | 3% | 219 | — |
| Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School | 83% | 3.1% | 5.4% | 216 | 0.0 miles |
| Irby Primary School | 70% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 249 | 0.9 miles |
| Greasby Junior School | 70% | 4.1% | 11% | 247 | 1.2 miles |
| Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 86% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 435 | 1.3 miles |
| Greasby Infant School | — | 4% | 2.9% | 196 | 1.5 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.1%
- Persistent absence
- 4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Irby Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Greasby Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Greasby Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
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 year groups does Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School teach?
- Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Wirral.
- Has Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Thurstaston Dawpool CofE 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 big is Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School?
- Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School had 219 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thurstaston Dawpool 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 11 September 2023.