Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Thurstaston Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 4SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Interim Headteacher
- Headteacher Dave Wallace
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 276
- URN
- 105079
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513422556
About this school
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 276 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 42 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 67% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 81% | 95% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 74% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 74% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| 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 Heswall St Peter's 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 | 77% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 328 |
| 2023/24 | 304 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School compares
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School ranked 15th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.8% | 4% | 276 | — |
| Gayton Primary School | 82% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 213 | 0.5 miles |
| Heswall Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 18.7% | 257 | 0.7 miles |
| Barnston Primary School | 82% | 3% | 2.7% | 299 | 1.1 miles |
| Ladymount Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 9.6% | 241 | 1.1 miles |
| Pensby Primary School | 50% | 4.8% | 14.6% | 224 | 1.2 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)
- 3.98%
- English as an additional language
- 0.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 6.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gayton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Heswall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Barnston Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Ladymount Catholic Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Pensby Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School ranks 14th 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 year groups does Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School teach?
- Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the interim headteacher of Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School?
- The interim headteacher of Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School is Headteacher Dave Wallace, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heswall St Peter's 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 Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School?
- Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School has 276 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School full?
- Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School has capacity for 320 pupils and 276 on roll (86%), 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 Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School ranked 15th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heswall St Peter's 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.