St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Wirral
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton is a primary school in Wirral for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 16 October 2024. Wirral has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Moreton Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 6LL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wirral
- Pupils on roll
- 198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 16 October 2024
Strengths
- “This is an incredibly happy and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils throughout the school are delightful and eager to engage with visitors.”
- “They show their kind nature to those around them during their daily lives in school.”
To improve
- “In areas where the curriculum is less well defined, there are occasions when staff do not select activities which will support pupils to learn the essential knowledge as well as they could.”
- “However, in a couple of subjects, the school does not identify and address gaps in pupils’ knowledge sufficiently well.”
- “This means that sometimes new learning does not securely build on what pupils already know and remember.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 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) | 55% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wirral.
- Overchurch Infant School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Overchurch Junior School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Brookdale Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Manor Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Chapelhill Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published