# Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School

Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School is a primary school in Wirral, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 404 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E131281. [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 404
- Council: Wirral
- URN: 131281

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 12 May 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 27% of pupils at Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Wirral and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Wirral | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Observatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-observatory-school-e127715): 240 m. Special. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- [St Paul's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-catholic-primary-school-e105070): 960 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Leasowe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leasowe-primary-school-e105055): 990 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Clare Mount Specialist Sports College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clare-mount-specialist-sports-college-e105129): 1 km. Special. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- [Holy Cross Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-e105087): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Wirral Wrap](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wirral-wrap-e149638): 1.1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131281)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/131281)

## How to cite

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