The best performing primary schools in Wirral have been ranked based on the latest academic attainment data for key subjects.
We’ve analysed the latest government data - for the 2022/23 academic year - to reveal the best primary schools on the Wirral, with the highest reading, writing and maths scores for 2022-23.
The overall score takes into consideration the average marks and the percentage of pupils achieving at a higher standard and the overall percentage of pupils at the schools achieving their ‘expected standard’.
Pupils are meeting the ‘expected standard’ if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.
Let's take a look at the 15 top Wirral schools based on academic performance.

13. Overchurch Junior School, Upton, Wirral
Overchurch Junior School, located in Upton, has 69% of pupils meeting the expected standard. It became an academy on December 31, 2023. | Image: Google Photo: Google Street View

14. Christ The King Catholic Primary School, Bromborough, Wirral
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, located in Bromborough, has 68% of pupils meeting the expected standard. | Google Street View Photo: Google Street View

15. Townfield Primary School, Birkenhead, Wirral
Townfield Primary School, located in Birkenhead, has 68% of pupils meeting the expected standard. | Google Street View Photo: Google Street View


