Overchurch Junior School
Primary schoolOverchurch Junior School is a primary school in Wirral, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 352 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 20 October 2021
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
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, 56% of pupils at Overchurch Junior 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 | 56% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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- Overchurch Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met10 m
- Hayfield SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, June 2023360 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School UptonPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- Upton Hall School FCJSecondary. Outstanding (overall), June 2022. Attainment 8 of 65.6 (2025/26, provisional)530 m
- Orrets Meadow SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, March 20241 km
- Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 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).