Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ballantyne Drive, Bidston, Prenton, CH43 7XG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Head Teacher
- Ms Mina Shahi
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 404
- URN
- 131281
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516520673
About this school
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Prenton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 404 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 | 67 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 22% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 45% | 39% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 30% | 37% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 43% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 97.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) 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 | 33% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 22% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 452 |
| 2023/24 | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School compares
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School ranked 73rd of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% 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 | 27% | 6.9% | 68.4% | 404 | — |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 7.6% | 67.5% | 99 | 0.6 miles |
| Leasowe Primary School | 53% | 10.3% | 66.5% | 179 | 0.6 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | 73% | 7.1% | 81.6% | 185 | 0.7 miles |
| Chapelhill Primary School | 50% | 9.3% | 63.9% | 83 | 0.8 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 56% | 6.7% | 60.9% | 117 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report12 May 2026
- 12 September 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 68.39%
- English as an additional language
- 5.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Leasowe Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
Chapelhill Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Manor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Prenton
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School ranks 7th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Prenton.
- 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 Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School teach?
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Prenton.
- Who is the head teacher of Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School?
- The head teacher of Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School is Ms Mina Shahi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) 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 Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School?
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School has 404 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School full?
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 404 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Does Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School ranked 73rd of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% 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 Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School's absence rate?
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) 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 15 July 2026.