Mersey Park Primary School

WirralCommunity school

Elm Road, Higher Tranmere, Wirral, CH42 0PH

Headteacher: Mrs Margaret ThomasSchool website ↗Pupils: 453 (capacity: 465)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
83%
Reading, Writing & Maths
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
83.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 83%·Maths 86%All three 83%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding36%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected83%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected86%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
65
How many got their first choice?
59of 65 (90.8%)
How many applied in total?
109

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
71.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
24.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
219 girls, 234 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 85% (2017/18), currently 83%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1647.0%0.0%+1.8+4.1+2.6
2016/1761.0%7.0%+0.5+2.4+3.3
2017/1885.0%12.0%+2.9+1.9+3.7
2018/1956.0%3.0%-2.0+1.2+0.5
2022/2367.0%9.0%-0.8+1.3-0.2
2023/2476.0%3.0%---
2024/2583.0%8.0%---
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