St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
New Hey Road, Wirral, CH49 5LE
208 pupils · 88% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Free school meals
- 39.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 22 January 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 | 61% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 27 | 52 | 27 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 14 | 21 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 18 | 29 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 25 | 38 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 18 | 18 | 34 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 28 | 34 | 27 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 33 | 45 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 24 | 46 | 24 |
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
- Fender Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Townfield Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Woodchurch CofE Primary School 1 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Prenton Primary School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Co-op Academy Hillside 1.6 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.