Woodchurch Road Academy
99 Woodchurch Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, CH42 9LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Alexandra Borrill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cheshire Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 497
- Pupils on roll
- 171
- URN
- 150119
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Telephone
- 01516523104
About this school
Woodchurch Road Academy is a primary academy in Birkenhead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 171 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 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
Trends over time
How Woodchurch Road Academy 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 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 247 |
| 2024/25 | 192 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodchurch Road Academy compares
Woodchurch Road Academy ranked 24th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 8.3% | 58.3% | 171 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead | 68% | 5.7% | 17% | 237 | 0.3 miles |
| Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School | 56% | 7% | 59.6% | 203 | 0.4 miles |
| Devonshire Park Primary School | 47% | 7.4% | 40.1% | 413 | 0.4 miles |
| St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School | 44% | 8.8% | 50.8% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Mersey Park Primary School | 83% | 6.3% | 65% | 452 | 0.5 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
-
Graded inspection report25 November 2025
- 26 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.33%
- English as an additional language
- 9.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.28%
- Persistent absence
- 24.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead0.3 miles
Primary · Prenton
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Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
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Devonshire Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
-
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birkenhead
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Mersey Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Birkenhead
Woodchurch Road Academy ranks 2nd of the 12 ranked primary schools in Birkenhead.
- Bedford Drive Primary School Primary
- Bidston Avenue Primary School Primary
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Co-op Academy Portland Primary
- Devonshire Park Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Rock Ferry Primary School Primary
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School Primary
- Well Lane Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodchurch Road Academy teach?
- Woodchurch Road Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birkenhead.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodchurch Road Academy?
- The headteacher of Woodchurch Road Academy is Miss Alexandra Borrill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodchurch Road Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodchurch Road Academy, 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 Woodchurch Road Academy?
- Woodchurch Road Academy has 171 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodchurch Road Academy full?
- Woodchurch Road Academy has capacity for 497 pupils and 171 on roll (34%), 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 Woodchurch Road Academy a faith school?
- No. Woodchurch Road Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodchurch Road Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodchurch Road Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodchurch Road Academy?
- Woodchurch Road Academy 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 does Woodchurch Road Academy rank locally?
- Woodchurch Road Academy ranked 24th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodchurch Road Academy's absence rate?
- Woodchurch Road Academy's overall absence rate is 8.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodchurch Road Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodchurch Road Academy'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 3 July 2026.