Brackenwood Junior School
Norbury Avenue, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 2HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OAK TREES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachel Fry
- Sponsor
- Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 148292
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516083001
About this school
Brackenwood Junior School is a primary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 199 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
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
- 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 | 68 | 63 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 60% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 8% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 76% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 78% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 78% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Brackenwood Junior 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 | 59% | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 251 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brackenwood Junior School compares
Brackenwood Junior School ranked 3rd of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.9% | 19.3% | 199 | — |
| Brackenwood Infant School | — | 4.4% | 17.3% | 155 | 0.1 miles |
| Town Lane Infant School | — | 4.8% | 9.4% | 322 | 0.5 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 205 | 0.5 miles |
| Stanton Road Primary School | 52% | 5.1% | 19.1% | 282 | 0.6 miles |
| Higher Bebington Junior School | 64% | 4.7% | 17.6% | 361 | 0.6 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
- 25 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report27 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.29%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 11.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brackenwood Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Town Lane Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Stanton Road Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Higher Bebington Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Brackenwood Junior School ranks 3rd 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
- 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
- Co-op Academy Woodslee Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brackenwood Junior School teach?
- Brackenwood Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Brackenwood Junior School?
- The headteacher of Brackenwood Junior School is Miss Rachel Fry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brackenwood Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brackenwood Junior 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 Brackenwood Junior School?
- Brackenwood Junior School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Brackenwood Junior School full?
- Brackenwood Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 199 on roll (83%), 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 Brackenwood Junior School a faith school?
- No. Brackenwood Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brackenwood Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brackenwood Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Brackenwood Junior School?
- Brackenwood Junior 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 Brackenwood Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Brackenwood Junior School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brackenwood Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brackenwood Junior School rank locally?
- Brackenwood Junior School ranked 3rd of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brackenwood Junior School's absence rate?
- Brackenwood Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brackenwood Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brackenwood Junior 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.