Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Rigby Drive, Greasby, Wirral, CH49 1RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Dunne
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Holy Family Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 448
- Pupils on roll
- 435
- URN
- 140458
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516776262
About this school
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 435 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 64 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 81% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 14% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 89% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 84% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 84% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 | 78% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 404 |
| 2023/24 | 408 |
| 2024/25 | 397 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School compares
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 2nd of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 3.9% | 8.3% | 435 | — |
| Greasby Junior School | 70% | 4.1% | 11% | 247 | 0.1 miles |
| Greasby Infant School | — | 4% | 2.9% | 196 | 0.2 miles |
| Brookdale Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 14.8% | 239 | 0.6 miles |
| Irby Primary School | 70% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 249 | 1.0 miles |
| Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School | 83% | 3.1% | 5.4% | 216 | 1.3 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)
- 8.31%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.87%
- Persistent absence
- 5.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greasby Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Greasby Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Brookdale Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Irby Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranks 2nd 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 Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Kathryn Dunne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School has 435 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School full?
- Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 448 pupils and 435 on roll (97%), 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 Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
- Does Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
- Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School is part of HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School ranked 2nd of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery 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.