The Priory Parish CofE Primary School
The Priory Parish C of E Primary School, 1 Aberdeen Street, Birkenhead, CH41 4HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sophie Ellison
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 105085
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516477188
About this school
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Birkenhead. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 179 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Priory Parish CofE 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 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 50% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 67% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 60% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 37% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 The Priory Parish 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 | 57% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 193 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 176 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Priory Parish CofE Primary School compares
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School ranked 55th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% 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 | 46% | 7% | 62.5% | 179 | — |
| Cathcart Street Primary School | 26% | 7.7% | 78.1% | 213 | 0.2 miles |
| Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 36% | 7% | 42.2% | 436 | 0.5 miles |
| St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School | 44% | 8.8% | 50.8% | 210 | 0.6 miles |
| Woodlands Primary School | 53% | 7.8% | 57.9% | 314 | 0.7 miles |
| Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School | 56% | 7% | 59.6% | 203 | 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)
- 62.5%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.95%
- Persistent absence
- 18.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cathcart Street Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Woodlands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
Other schools in Birkenhead
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School ranks 7th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Birkenhead.
- Bedford Drive Primary School Primary
- Bidston Avenue Primary School Primary
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE 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
- Well Lane Primary School Primary
- Woodchurch Road Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Priory Parish CofE Primary School teach?
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Birkenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of The Priory Parish CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Priory Parish CofE Primary School is Mrs Sophie Ellison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Priory Parish CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Priory Parish 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 many pupils are at The Priory Parish CofE Primary School?
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Priory Parish CofE Primary School full?
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School has capacity for 250 pupils and 179 on roll (72%), 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 The Priory Parish CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. The Priory Parish CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does The Priory Parish CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Priory Parish CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does The Priory Parish CofE Primary School have?
- The schools register lists The Priory Parish CofE Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Priory Parish CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Priory Parish CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School ranked 55th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% 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 The Priory Parish CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Priory Parish CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Priory Parish 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.