# St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead is a primary school in Wirral, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 237 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E146088. [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 237
- Council: Wirral
- URN: 146088

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 1 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 68% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Wirral and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 68% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [Devonshire Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-park-primary-school-e104991): 410 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodchurch Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodchurch-road-academy-e150119): 430 m. Primary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxton-st-saviours-cofe-primary-school-e151686): 680 m. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, December 2024
- [Horizons Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizons-independent-school-e151346): 710 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birkenhead-christ-church-cofe-primary-school-e105064): 1 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mersey Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mersey-park-primary-school-e105042): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/146088)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146088)

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