Well Lane Primary School
Primary schoolWell Lane Primary School is a primary school in Wirral, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 187 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Inadequate (overall), June 2023, before the school changed, special measures
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 6 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
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 EducationEnd of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wirral | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Does not apply to this school | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Does not apply to this school | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 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- Mersey Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)480 m
- UtopiaSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file500 m
- Rock Ferry Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2020. 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Bedford Drive Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- Prenton High School for GirlsSecondary. School remains Good, November 2022. Attainment 8 of 40.8 (2025/26, provisional)860 m
- Devonshire Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)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).