St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Farmfield Drive, Prenton, CH43 7TE
99 pupils · 83% of 120 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Free school meals
- 65.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 25 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 53% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 13 | 12 | 17 | 12 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Manor Primary School 0.4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Chapelhill Primary School 1.1 km · Requires improvement (2020) · previous system
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Hillside 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Overchurch Infant School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.