School Chooser

Overchurch Infant School

Primary · ages 3-7MixedCouncil269 pupilsNurseryWirral
School Chooser Score
18
Below
similar schools
Likely range 8 to 40
Out of 100. Better than 15% of the 50 schools most like it. Slipping year on year.
#13,134 of 16,041 in England#59 in WirralHow it is worked out
OfstedAs expected teachingOfsted report card, April 2026
Attendance94.1%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families18%A bit fewer than most schools
Places53 spare269 pupils, 322 places
Pupils per teacher21.0School workforce census
Pupils on roll269Census January 2026

Overchurch Infant School is a council school in Wirral for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 269 pupils and room for 322. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 18 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 15% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in April 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Moreton Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 4NS0151 677 3335overchurchinfantschool.co.ukMr Steven Elliott headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 14 April 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
As expected
Achievement
As expected
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
As expected
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
Strong
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
As expected
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
As expected
Early years
As expected
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
24 November 2021UngradedSchool remains Good

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Nearly full258 pupils for 269 places, 2024/25
96% full

Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wirral council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll269Census January 2026
Places32284% full
Pupils from low-income families18%18% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English2%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support23%62 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan5%13 pupils with a plan
Average class size26.910 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils10%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)18%£65,100 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls142 / 127
White British pupils90%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (35), emotional and mental health (25), Autistic spectrum disorder (9), Moderate learning difficulty (2), Physical disability (2), Other difficulty or disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll269286294290299308
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals18%19%20%20%18%19%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language2%3%3%1%2%1%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–22%21%11%11%13%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–4%3%2%1%2%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance94.1%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school15.3%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils0.02024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.8%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212018/19England
Sessions missedOverall absence5.9%5.7%6.8%6.2%3.4%4.8%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence4.1%4.0%4.7%5.0%2.3%3.9%–
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.8%1.8%2.1%1.3%1.2%1.0%–
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence15.3%10.4%16.8%15.9%8.7%10.3%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate0.00.00.01.01.3––
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions00000––

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers12.6full-time equivalent, 15 people
Pupils per teacher21.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants12.4full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£53,100
Teachers who left in the year13%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher4.92024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£7,183England £7,738. Total £2.0m
Income per pupil£7,131England £7,697. Total £2.0m
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,190England £3,480
Money in reserve0%Very little put by: £71, £0 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£15kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£7,183spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m10312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate52 per 1,000 people43% lower than the England average
Typical house price£218,000Wirral
Nearest bus stop110 mThe Woodlands, 12 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Overchurch Junior SchoolAcademy10 m352Requires improvement 20215Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School UptonRoman Catholic410 m198Not inspected35Compare
Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles383Good 202324Compare
Chapelhill Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles83Requires improvement 20200Compare
St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.9 miles99Report card 20266Compare
Manor Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles117Requires improvement 20235Compare
Brookdale Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles239Good 202270Compare
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolCatholic1.0 miles273Good 202324Compare
Primary schools in WirralBest primary schools in England

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Overchurch Infant School with the 48 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 48 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats15%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
In the bottom quarter of its group. Its score of 18 is 36 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 54 · highest 98100

Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher

Of those 48 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Overchurch Infant School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.

SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Robert Bellarmine Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic7.2 miles236Outstanding 202498Compare
St Benedict's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic9.1 miles231Good 202363Compare
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic10.6 miles334Report card 202627Compare
St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic11.2 miles211No overall grade 202438Compare
Evelyn Community Primary SchoolCouncil13.0 miles250Good 202283Compare

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 18 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 18% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 8 to 40. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years0%no data
–
Ofsted inspection20%below
-0.17
Ofsted report card, 0.4 years old
Progress pupils make0%no data
–
Direction of travel over five years10%below
-0.21
results and attendance falling year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
-0.08
2024/25; 170 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils0%no data
–
What parents say0%no data
–

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Overchurch Infant School a good school?

The figures are weak. Overchurch Infant School scores 18 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 15% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 8 to 40, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.

What is Overchurch Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 14 April 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.

How many pupils does Overchurch Infant School have?

269 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 322 places, so it is 84% full.

Is Overchurch Infant School oversubscribed?

Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.

What is attendance like at Overchurch Infant School?

Pupils were in school 94.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 15% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

How big are the classes at Overchurch Infant School?

The average class had 26.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 10% of classes had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Moreton Road, Upton, Wirral, CH49 4NS
Telephone
0151 677 3335
Website
www.overchurchinfantschool.co.uk
Headteacher
Mr Steven Elliott
Type of school
Council school (Community school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Wirral
Ward
Upton
Constituency
Wallasey
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
105043 · LAESTAB 3442256 · UKPRN 10070942
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from