Irby Primary School
Primary schoolIrby Primary School is a primary school in Wirral, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 249 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 11 July 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 70% of pupils at Irby Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Wirral and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 70% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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- Thingwall Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Greasby Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Pensby High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, March 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.6 km
- Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), December 2023. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Ladymount Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
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).