Poulton Lancelyn Primary School

Poulton Lancelyn Primary School has been commended for its strong overall performance, excelling in areas such as pupil achievement, behaviour, and leadership. The school demonstrates a commitment to fostering an inclusive environment, ensuring that students, including those with special educational needs, receive appropriate support to succeed. Pupils are prepared well for the next stages of their education, and their enthusiasm for learning is evident. Parental involvement is also a notable aspect, with families expressing high levels of satisfaction with the school's offerings.

Strengths

• High standards of pupil achievement across the curriculum
• Consistently high rates of attendance
• Excellent behaviour and positive relationships among pupils
• Strong leadership and governance fostering an inclusive culture
• Ambitious and well-ordered curriculum supporting emotional and academic growth
• Effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND

Areas for Improvement

• Some learning activities lack sufficient challenge for a minority of pupils

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 Poulton Lancelyn Primary School attended 96.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.4% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Poulton Lancelyn 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 Poulton Lancelyn Primary School had 23.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.7% 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, 14.4% of pupils at Poulton Lancelyn Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% 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 Poulton Lancelyn Primary School received £6,582 and spent £5,905 for each of its 478 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £203,000 (£425 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,110 and spending £7,287 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

Poulton Lancelyn Primary School is part of Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Stanton Road Primary School Wirral
• Brackenwood Junior School Wirral
• Church Drive Primary School Wirral
• Heswall Primary School Wirral
• Thingwall Primary School Wirral
• Irby Primary School Wirral
• Greasby Junior School Wirral
• Egremont Primary School Wallasey
• Orrets Meadow School Wirral
• Hilbre High School Wirral

What is Poulton Lancelyn Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Poulton Lancelyn Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Poulton Lancelyn Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Poulton Lancelyn Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Poulton Lancelyn Primary School have?

Poulton Lancelyn Primary School has 507 pupils on roll.

What age range does Poulton Lancelyn Primary School cover?

Poulton Lancelyn Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Poulton Lancelyn Primary School?

Poulton Lancelyn Primary School is at Venables Drive, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 9LY.