Town Lane Infant School

Town Lane Infant School is demonstrating outstanding overall effectiveness, as evidenced by its first inspection since becoming part of the Concordia Multi-Academy Trust. The school provides an exceptional education, characterized by exemplary behavior and attitudes among pupils who are eager to learn. The curriculum is ambitious and thoughtfully designed, allowing pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to thrive and prepare effectively for future educational stages. The positive environment nurtures not only academic skills but also personal development, creating responsible young citizens.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education leading to high pupil achievement.
• Outstanding behavior and attitudes of pupils.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum tailored to pupils' needs.
• Strong subject knowledge among staff with effective teaching strategies.
• High prioritization of reading, with effective phonics instruction.
• Excellent support for pupils with SEND, ensuring strong progress.
• Emphasis on personal development, fostering responsible citizenship.
• Strong communication and collaboration with parents and carers.

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 Town Lane Infant School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.2% 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 Town Lane 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 Town Lane Infant School had 24.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.5% 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, 10.6% of pupils at Town Lane Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.9% 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 2024–25 Town Lane Infant School received £6,593 and spent £6,434 for each of its 305 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £189,000 (£620 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Concordia Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,084 and spending £7,842 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wirral · Wirral local authority: places and applications

Town Lane Infant School is part of Concordia Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Childer Thornton Primary School Ellesmere Port
• Parklands Community Primary and Nursery School Ellesmere Port
• William Stockton Community Primary School Ellesmere Port
• Wolverham Primary and Nursery School Ellesmere Port
• Upton Westlea Primary School Chester
• Lache Primary School Chester
• Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School Winsford
• Wimboldsley Community Primary School Middlewich
• Highfields Academy Nantwich

What is Town Lane Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Town Lane Infant School is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Town Lane Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Town Lane Infant School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Town Lane Infant School have?

Town Lane Infant School has 322 pupils on roll.

What age range does Town Lane Infant School cover?

Town Lane Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Town Lane Infant School?

Town Lane Infant School is at Town Lane, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 8LD.