Cathcart Street Primary School
Primary schoolCathcart Street Primary School is a primary school in Wirral, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 213 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 7 July 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 26% of pupils at Cathcart Street 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 | 26% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95 | 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
In a straight line- The Priory Parish CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- Wirral Metropolitan CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file470 m
- IMPACT Northwest SchoolsSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file490 m
- Progress Schools - WirralIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file540 m
- Progress Schools - Hamilton SquareIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file900 m
- Woodlands Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wirral
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).