Chapelhill Primary School
Stavordale Road, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 9PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Mcfarlane
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leading Learners Academy Trust (Tyldesley Primary School)
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 150019
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516773231
About this school
Chapelhill Primary School is a primary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 83 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Sandbrook Primary School (URN 105003).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
Trends over time
How Chapelhill 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 72 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chapelhill Primary School compares
Chapelhill Primary School ranked 50th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 9.3% | 63.9% | 83 | — |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | 56% | 6.1% | 26.2% | 273 | 0.3 miles |
| Eastway Primary School | 21% | 6.1% | 55.1% | 256 | 0.5 miles |
| Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School | 52% | 4.7% | 20.5% | 383 | 0.5 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 7.6% | 67.5% | 99 | 0.7 miles |
| Overchurch Infant School | — | 5.9% | 19.6% | 269 | 0.7 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)
- 63.86%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.26%
- Persistent absence
- 29.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Wirral
-
Eastway Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Prenton
-
Overchurch Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Chapelhill Primary School ranks 34th 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
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Church Drive Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Woodslee Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chapelhill Primary School teach?
- Chapelhill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Chapelhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chapelhill Primary School is Mrs Sarah Mcfarlane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chapelhill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chapelhill 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 Chapelhill Primary School?
- Chapelhill Primary School has 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Chapelhill Primary School full?
- Chapelhill Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 83 on roll (40%), 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 Chapelhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chapelhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chapelhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chapelhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Chapelhill Primary School?
- Chapelhill Primary School is part of LEADING LEARNERS 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 Chapelhill Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Chapelhill Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does Chapelhill Primary School rank locally?
- Chapelhill Primary School ranked 50th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chapelhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Chapelhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chapelhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chapelhill 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.