Castleway Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Wirral
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
Every applicant was offered a place
From Wirral Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2021–2024 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Castleway Primary School is a primary school in Wirral for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 19 November 2024. Wirral has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2025 entry.
Castleway Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 63.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 53.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wirral.
- Reception 2026 drew 25 first-choice applications for 26 offers. Every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 33% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wirral.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wirral schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Castleway North, Wirral, CH46 1RN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wirral
- Pupils on roll
- 177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 63.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 19 November 2024
Strengths
- “At Castleway, everyone is made to feel welcome.”
- “It does not take long for new pupils to embrace the ‘Castle Way’.”
- “The school prides itself on supporting each pupil to develop their individuality.”
To improve
- “The attainment of Year 6 pupils in reading, writing and mathematics was significantly lower than the national average.”
- “This was caused by weaknesses in the previous curriculum.”
- “Although the school had identified gaps in learning, pupils did not have enough time to catch up.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 33% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wirral.
- Leasowe Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastway Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenleas Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Chapelhill Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lingham Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published