Overchurch Junior School
54 Moreton Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 4NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEADING LEARNERS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Sheridan
- Sponsor
- Leading Learners Academy Trust (Tyldesley Primary School)
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 412
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 150120
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516774150
About this school
Overchurch Junior School is a primary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 352 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Overchurch Junior School (URN 105056).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Overchurch 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 350 |
| 2024/25 | 350 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Overchurch Junior School compares
Overchurch Junior School ranked 36th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.1% | 30.3% | 352 | — |
| Overchurch Infant School | — | 5.9% | 19.6% | 269 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton | 55% | 4.8% | 22.6% | 198 | 0.3 miles |
| Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School | 52% | 4.7% | 20.5% | 383 | 0.7 miles |
| Chapelhill Primary School | 50% | 9.3% | 63.9% | 83 | 0.7 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | 53% | 7.6% | 67.5% | 99 | 0.9 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)
- 30.29%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.07%
- Persistent absence
- 15.34%
Location
Nearby schools
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Overchurch Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton0.3 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Chapelhill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wirral
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St Paul's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Prenton
Other schools in Wirral
Overchurch Junior School ranks 26th 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 Overchurch Junior School teach?
- Overchurch Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Overchurch Junior School?
- The headteacher of Overchurch Junior School is Mrs Anne Sheridan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Overchurch Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Overchurch 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 Overchurch Junior School?
- Overchurch Junior School has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Overchurch Junior School full?
- Overchurch Junior School has capacity for 412 pupils and 352 on roll (85%), 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 Overchurch Junior School a faith school?
- No. Overchurch Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Overchurch Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Overchurch Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Overchurch Junior School?
- Overchurch Junior 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.
- How does Overchurch Junior School rank locally?
- Overchurch Junior School ranked 36th of 75 primary schools in Wirral for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Overchurch Junior School's absence rate?
- Overchurch Junior School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Overchurch Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Overchurch 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.