Gayton Primary School

Gayton Primary School is performing at a strong standard, achieving above national averages in key assessments such as reading, writing, and mathematics. The school's leadership has fostered an inclusive environment where all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disadvantaged backgrounds, are supported to succeed. The emphasis on personal development and wellbeing contributes to a nurturing atmosphere, enabling pupils to flourish academically and socially. The school benefits from a strong culture of safeguarding that ensures pupils feel safe and valued.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve highly with above-average national test results.
• Strong focus on attendance and effective early intervention strategies.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum tailored to meet individual needs.
• Expert phonics teaching leading to fluent reading skills from an early age.
• Highly effective personal development and wellbeing programs for pupils.
• Strong leadership and governance ensuring continuous improvement.

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 Gayton Primary School attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.1% 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 Gayton 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 Gayton Primary School had 26.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.4% 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, 6.1% of pupils at Gayton Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% 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 Gayton Primary School received £5,910 and spent £5,905 for each of its 219 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £175,000 (£797 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Expedition Schools, income was £7,320 and spending £6,995 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

Gayton Primary School is part of Expedition Schools, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• Woodfall Primary and Nursery School Neston
• Brookhurst Primary School Wirral
• Woodchurch Road Academy Birkenhead
• Rock Ferry Primary School Birkenhead
• Pinehurst Primary School Liverpool
• Mill View Primary School Chester
• Boughton Heath Academy Chester
• Kelsall Primary and Nursery School Tarporley
• Hebden Green Community School Winsford
• Over Hall Community School Winsford

What is Gayton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gayton Primary School is Strong standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Gayton Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gayton Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Gayton Primary School have?

Gayton Primary School has 213 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gayton Primary School cover?

Gayton Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gayton Primary School?

Gayton Primary School is at Gayton Road, Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, CH60 8PZ.