Gayton Primary School
Gayton Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 8PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennie McAleny
- Sponsor
- Cheshire Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 149493
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513423772
About this school
Gayton Primary School is a primary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 213 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. 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
- Strong 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 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 |
Trends over time
How Gayton 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 | — | 52% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 50.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 53.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 213 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Gayton Primary School compares
Gayton Primary School ranked 8th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 213 | — |
| Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School | 70% | 4.8% | 4% | 276 | 0.5 miles |
| Barnston Primary School | 82% | 3% | 2.7% | 299 | 0.9 miles |
| Heswall Primary School | 68% | 4.6% | 18.7% | 257 | 1.0 miles |
| Pensby Primary School | 50% | 4.8% | 14.6% | 224 | 1.6 miles |
| Ladymount Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 9.6% | 241 | 1.6 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.2%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.74%
- Persistent absence
- 2.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Barnston Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Heswall Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Pensby Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Ladymount Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Gayton Primary School ranks 8th 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 Gayton Primary School teach?
- Gayton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Gayton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Gayton Primary School is Mrs Jennie McAleny, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gayton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gayton 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 Gayton Primary School?
- Gayton Primary School has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Gayton Primary School full?
- Gayton Primary School has capacity for 230 pupils and 213 on roll (93%), 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 Gayton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Gayton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Gayton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Gayton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Gayton Primary School?
- Gayton Primary School is part of CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Gayton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2023/24 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Gayton Primary School rank locally?
- Gayton Primary School ranked 8th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Gayton Primary School's absence rate?
- Gayton Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Gayton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gayton 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.