Townfield Primary School
Townfield Lane, Wirral, CH43 2LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Ms Alison Durham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 471
- Pupils on roll
- 487
- URN
- 140931
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516528498
About this school
Townfield Primary School is a primary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 487 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Townfield 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 26 April 2023, 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 | 63 | 65 | 67 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 75% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 80% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 78% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Townfield 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 | 68% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 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 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 505 |
| 2023/24 | 514 |
| 2024/25 | 490 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Townfield Primary School compares
Townfield Primary School ranked 14th 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 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.2% | 15.8% | 487 | — |
| Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 207 | 0.6 miles |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | 61% | 6% | 46.6% | 208 | 0.6 miles |
| Co-op Academy Hillside | 48% | 6.5% | 50% | 177 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School | 48% | 8.3% | 72% | 216 | 0.7 miles |
| Fender Primary School | 41% | 11.1% | 62.1% | 275 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.75%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 7.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Co-op Academy Hillside0.7 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
St Peter's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Fender Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Townfield Primary School ranks 13th 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 Townfield Primary School teach?
- Townfield Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the head teacher of Townfield Primary School?
- The head teacher of Townfield Primary School is Ms Alison Durham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Townfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Townfield 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 Townfield Primary School?
- Townfield Primary School has 487 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Townfield Primary School full?
- Townfield Primary School has capacity for 471 pupils and 487 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Townfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Townfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Townfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Townfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Townfield Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Townfield Primary School is part of RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Townfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% 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 Townfield Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Townfield Primary School ranked 14th 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 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Townfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Townfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Townfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Townfield 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.