Pensby Primary School
Greenbank Drive, Pensby, Wirral, CH61 5UE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Wright
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 135497
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513484145
About this school
Pensby Primary School is a community primary school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 224 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pensby 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 July 2022, 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 | 32 | 34 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 53% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 71% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 71% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 71% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Pensby 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 | 50% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pensby Primary School compares
Pensby Primary School ranked 51st of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% 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 | 50% | 4.8% | 14.6% | 224 | — |
| Ladymount Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 9.6% | 241 | 0.2 miles |
| Heswall Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 18.7% | 257 | 0.7 miles |
| Thingwall Primary School | 79% | 4.8% | 11.9% | 197 | 1.0 miles |
| Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School | 70% | 4.8% | 4% | 276 | 1.2 miles |
| Irby Primary School | 70% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 249 | 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)
- 14.56%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.76%
- Persistent absence
- 10.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ladymount Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Heswall Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Thingwall Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Irby Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Pensby Primary School ranks 35th 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 ages does Pensby Primary School teach?
- Pensby Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Pensby Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pensby Primary School is Mrs Kirsty Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pensby Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pensby 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 Pensby Primary School?
- Pensby Primary School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Pensby Primary School full?
- Pensby Primary School has capacity for 260 pupils and 224 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 Pensby Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pensby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pensby Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pensby Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Pensby Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pensby Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Pensby Primary School ranked 51st of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% 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 Pensby Primary School's absence rate?
- Pensby 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 Pensby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pensby 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 1 July 2026.