Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ballantyne Drive, Prenton, CH43 7XG
404 pupils · 96% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Free school meals
- 64.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (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 | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 23 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 | 27% |
| 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 — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 38 | 36 | 54 | 36 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 43 | 39 | 53 | 42 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 34 | 29 | 39 | 32 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 51 | 47 | 56 | 49 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 49 | 46 | 67 | 48 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 44 | 42 | 52 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 51 | 46 | 61 | 49 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 47 | 42 | 63 | 45 |
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
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Leasowe Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Chapelhill Primary School 1.2 km · Requires improvement (2020) · previous system
- Manor Primary School 1.3 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.