Lingham Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · 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 🔒
Lingham Primary School is a primary school in Wirral for ages 2–11 (community school). Wirral has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2025 entry.
Lingham 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
- Reception 2026 drew 23 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Ofsted's June 2026 inspection gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome, in February 2024, was Requires improvement.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Townmeadow Lane, Moreton, Wirral, CH46 7UQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Wirral
- Pupils on roll
- 270 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “As pupils walk through the school gates, they are greeted warmly by staff.”
- “This positivity is infectious.”
- “Pupils value this wholesome start.”
To improve
- “However, not all pupils attend school as well as they should.”
- “This means important learning time is missed.”
- “Some pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, do not attend school regularly enough.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2026 (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) | 60% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 23 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.
- Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastway Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chapelhill Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Overchurch Junior School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Overchurch Infant School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castleway Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Leasowe Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published