West Kirby Primary School
Primary schoolWest Kirby Primary School is a primary school in Wirral, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 297 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 8 March 2023
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, 81% of pupils at West Kirby Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Wirral and 62% in England.
23% 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 | 81% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 23% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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- West Kirby Grammar SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 68.6 (2025/26, provisional)120 m
- West Kirby School and CollegeSpecial. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met260 m
- West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed1.2 km
- Black Horse Hill Infant SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 20241.4 km
- Black Horse Hill Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2022. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Hilbre High SchoolSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 37.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 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).