Greasby Infant School

Greasby Infant School is a caring, community-minded infant school where pupils are proud of their school and behave exceptionally well. Inspectors found strong provision across the board: reading is prioritised from Nursery, the curriculum is carefully sequenced in most subjects, pupils with SEND are identified and supported swiftly, and personal development is a clear strength. Attendance is high, pupils have exemplary attitudes to learning, and staff feel well supported and valued by governors. The main areas for improvement concern writing and assessment. Some key stage 1 pupils do not get enough opportunities to apply their phonics knowledge in writing, which slows letter formation and writing fluency. In one or two subjects, assessment information is not giving teachers what they need to make the curriculum sufficiently ambitious and build on pupils' prior knowledge. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and followed the appointment of a new headteacher this academic year. It was a graded inspection under the current framework, so no overall effectiveness grade was given.

Strengths

• Caring school at the heart of its local community, with pupils who are proud to attend
• Exceptional behaviour from Nursery upwards, with pupils kind, considerate and focused on learning
• Exemplary attitudes to learning and a visible thirst for knowledge
• Strong early reading, with story time in Nursery and phonics from Reception leading to fluent readers in key stage 1
• Carefully designed curriculum that sets out important knowledge and sequence in most subjects
• Swift identification and effective support for pupils with SEND
• Well-designed personal development, including relationships, sex and health education and online safety
• Pupils show maturity, empathy and celebrate diversity, preparing them for life in modern Britain
• High priority on attendance, with pupils attending very well
• Governors know the school well, offer appropriate support and challenge, and are mindful of staff workload and wellbeing
• Wider opportunities such as clubs and educational visits

Areas for Improvement

• Some key stage 1 pupils lack regular opportunities to apply phonics knowledge in writing, hindering letter formation and writing fluency
• In one or two subjects, assessment information does not help teachers design learning that builds on pupils' prior knowledge and ambition

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 Greasby Infant School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.5% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Greasby Infant 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 Greasby Infant School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 5.1% of pupils at Greasby Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Greasby Infant School received £6,948 and spent £6,753 for each of its 179 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £98,000 (£547 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 Greasby Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Greasby Infant School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Greasby Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Greasby Infant School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Greasby Infant School have?

Greasby Infant School has 196 pupils on roll.

What age range does Greasby Infant School cover?

Greasby Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Greasby Infant School?

Greasby Infant School is at Barker Lane, Greasby, Wirral, Merseyside, CH49 3NX.