Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided 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 🔒
Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Wirral for ages 2–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 November 2023. Wirral has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2025 entry.
Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 17 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2025, but places ran out in 1 of the 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
- In 2024/25, 41% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Wirral.
- At the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, the 2024/25 figure was 0% (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
- Gardenside, Leasowe, Wirral, CH46 2RP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England/Roman Catholic
- Council
- Wirral
- Pupils on roll
- 179 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being part of this caring and welcoming school.”
- “They behave exceptionally well.”
- “Pupils are kind, considerate and extremely well mannered.”
To improve
- “The school identifies pupils’ additional needs quickly but, sometimes, without accuracy.”
- “However, the school does not meet the needs of some pupils with SEND as well as it should.”
- “This means that these pupils miss out on the support that they need to become successful learners.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 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) | 41% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 17 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
- Castleway Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Greenleas Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St George's Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Eastway Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Chapelhill Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published