Park Primary School

Park Primary School has been rated as good across all domains, indicating a generally positive performance. Pupils are welcomed into a nurturing environment where they feel safe and supported by staff who address any concerns swiftly. The school promotes high expectations for achievement, encouraging students to engage actively in their learning and behavior, which contributes to a respectful school culture. Notably, the curriculum is broad and ambitious, allowing all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, to thrive academically and personally. While the school shows many strengths, there are some areas needing improvement. A few staff members struggle with the consistent delivery of the phonics program, affecting students' progress in learning new sounds. Additionally, attendance and punctuality issues for some pupils limit their learning opportunities. Communication with parents is another concern, as it has been found to be unclear, impacting their understanding of their children’s education and school life. Overall, Park Primary School maintains a positive trajectory since its previous inspection.

Strengths

• Welcoming and positive school environment
• Strong support for pupils' emotional health
• High academic expectations and pupils achieve well
• Broad and ambitious curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Well-promoted reading culture across the school
• Range of extracurricular clubs and activities

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the delivery of the phonics program
• Some pupils have poor attendance and punctuality
• Ineffective communication with parents regarding their children's education

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Park Primary School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at Park Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Park Primary School had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.5% of pupils at Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Park Primary School received £8,560 and spent £8,569 for each of its 397 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £639,000 (£1,613 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Park Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Park Primary School have?

Park Primary School has 401 pupils on roll.

What age range does Park Primary School cover?

Park Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Park Primary School?

Park Primary School is at Love Lane, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH44 5RN.