Woodchurch Road Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Birkenhead, 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 🔒
Woodchurch Road Academy is a primary school in Birkenhead, Wirral for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Wirral has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2025 entry.
Woodchurch Road Academy 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
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 21 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 83 Wirral primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception 2026 place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower; every Reception 2025 applicant was offered a place.
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
- 99 Woodchurch Road, Oxton, Woodchurch Road Academy, Birkenhead, CH42 9LJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wirral
- Pupils on roll
- 171 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 53.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 25 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils feel a strong sense of belonging within this small school community.”
- “This is a safe, nurturing environment where they are valued as individuals.”
- “Pupils describe themselves as part of the school 'crew'.”
To improve
- “The proportion of pupils meeting the Year 1 phonics screening check standard has historically been below the national averages.”
- “Historically, attendance was low and absence rates were high.”
- “This includes for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and disadvantaged pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 February 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) | 67% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 16 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.
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Devonshire Park Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Mersey Park Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodlands Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Well Lane Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published