Stanton Road Primary School
Stanton Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3HW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OAK TREES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Susannah McShane
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 322
- Pupils on roll
- 282
- URN
- 143504
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513341398
About this school
Stanton Road Primary School is a primary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 282 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. 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- 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 | 45 | 50 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 64% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 4% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 76% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 76% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 76% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Stanton Road 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 | 53% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 280 |
| 2023/24 | 270 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanton Road Primary School compares
Stanton Road Primary School ranked 46th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.1% | 19.1% | 282 | — |
| Poulton Lancelyn Primary School | 83% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 507 | 0.5 miles |
| Brackenwood Infant School | — | 4.4% | 17.3% | 155 | 0.6 miles |
| Brackenwood Junior School | 85% | 4.9% | 19.3% | 199 | 0.6 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 205 | 0.8 miles |
| Church Drive Primary School | 69% | 6.3% | 29.9% | 323 | 0.9 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)
- 19.08%
- English as an additional language
- 7.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.08%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Brackenwood Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Brackenwood Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Church Drive Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Stanton Road Primary School ranks 31st 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 Stanton Road Primary School teach?
- Stanton Road Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Stanton Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stanton Road Primary School is Ms Susannah McShane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stanton Road Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stanton Road 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 big is Stanton Road Primary School?
- Stanton Road Primary School has 282 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Stanton Road Primary School full?
- Stanton Road Primary School has capacity for 322 pupils and 282 on roll (88%), 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 Stanton Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stanton Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stanton Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stanton Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Stanton Road Primary School?
- Stanton Road 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.
- What SEN provision does Stanton Road Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Stanton Road Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Stanton Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stanton Road Primary School rank locally?
- Stanton Road Primary School ranked 46th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stanton Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Stanton Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stanton Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanton Road 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.