Poulton Lancelyn Primary School
Venables Drive, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 9LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OAK TREES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Milne
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 507
- URN
- 143503
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513345021
About this school
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School is a primary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 507 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Poulton Lancelyn 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 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 58 | 64 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 80% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 20% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 86% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 95% | 89% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 95% | 92% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 Poulton Lancelyn 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 | 83% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 472 |
| 2023/24 | 498 |
| 2024/25 | 509 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Poulton Lancelyn Primary School compares
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School ranked 4th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 507 | — |
| Stanton Road Primary School | 52% | 5.1% | 19.1% | 282 | 0.5 miles |
| Co-op Academy Woodslee | 41% | 6.5% | 44.9% | 283 | 0.8 miles |
| Brackenwood Infant School | — | 4.4% | 17.3% | 155 | 1.1 miles |
| Brackenwood Junior School | 85% | 4.9% | 19.3% | 199 | 1.1 miles |
| Mendell Primary School | 41% | 5.8% | 49.3% | 133 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.53%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.63%
- Persistent absence
- 2.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanton Road Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Co-op Academy Woodslee0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Brackenwood Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Brackenwood Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Mendell Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School ranks 4th 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 Poulton Lancelyn Primary School teach?
- Poulton Lancelyn Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Poulton Lancelyn Primary School?
- The headteacher of Poulton Lancelyn Primary School is Mr Andy Milne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Poulton Lancelyn Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Poulton Lancelyn 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 Poulton Lancelyn Primary School?
- Poulton Lancelyn Primary School has 507 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Poulton Lancelyn Primary School full?
- Poulton Lancelyn Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 507 on roll (121%), 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 Poulton Lancelyn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Poulton Lancelyn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Poulton Lancelyn Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Poulton Lancelyn Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Poulton Lancelyn Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Poulton Lancelyn Primary School is part of OAK TREES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Poulton Lancelyn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Poulton Lancelyn Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Poulton Lancelyn Primary School ranked 4th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Poulton Lancelyn Primary School's absence rate?
- Poulton Lancelyn Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Poulton Lancelyn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Poulton Lancelyn 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 10 July 2026.