Cathcart Street Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Wirral
Cathcart Street Primary School is a primary school in Wirral for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 26 March 2024. Wirral has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Dover Close, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 3JY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wirral
- Pupils on roll
- 213 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 77.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 26 March 2024
Strengths
- “Staff take the time to greet pupils warmly at the start of the school day.”
- “This helps pupils feel welcome.”
- “Some pupils benefit from an adapted, calm and connected start to the day.”
To improve
- “However, too often, some pupils, including children in the early years, do not understand or follow these expectations well enough.”
- “This is because some staff do not consistently apply the school's approach to managing behaviour.”
- “As a result, some pupils lose concentration and call out.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 September 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) | 26% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2021 to 2025, as Wirral published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wirral.
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsway Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Portland 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Woodchurch Road Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published