Church Drive Primary School
Church Drive, Port Sunlight, Wirral, CH62 5EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OAK TREES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 323
- URN
- 143505
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516455527
About this school
Church Drive Primary School is a primary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 323 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Church Drive 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 42 | 41 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 63% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 78% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 68% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Church Drive 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 | 60% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 333 |
| 2023/24 | 328 |
| 2024/25 | 336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Church Drive Primary School compares
Church Drive Primary School ranked 17th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.3% | 29.9% | 323 | — |
| Grove Street Primary School | 30% | 9.9% | 61.7% | 312 | 0.5 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 205 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's Catholic Infant School | — | 4.7% | 17.5% | 189 | 0.6 miles |
| St John's Catholic Junior School | 45% | 5.2% | 28.8% | 239 | 0.7 miles |
| Brackenwood Infant School | — | 4.4% | 17.3% | 155 | 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)
- 29.9%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.28%
- Persistent absence
- 17.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Grove Street Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St John's Catholic Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St John's Catholic Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Brackenwood Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Church Drive Primary School ranks 16th 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
- Co-op Academy Woodslee Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Church Drive Primary School teach?
- Church Drive Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Church Drive Primary School?
- The headteacher of Church Drive Primary School is Mrs Joanna Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Church Drive Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Church Drive 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 Church Drive Primary School?
- Church Drive Primary School has 323 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Church Drive Primary School full?
- Church Drive Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 323 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 Church Drive Primary School a faith school?
- No. Church Drive Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Church Drive Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Church Drive Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Church Drive Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Church Drive 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 Church Drive Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Church Drive Primary School compare with other schools in Wirral?
- Church Drive Primary School ranked 17th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Church Drive Primary School's absence rate?
- Church Drive Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Church Drive Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Church Drive 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.