Well Lane Primary School
Park Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 5PF ·
At a glance
A state primary academy for ages 3–11 in Birkenhead. Rated Inadequate at its last graded Ofsted inspection of its predecessor school (June 2023). Year 6 SATs results are well below the England average (17% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths vs 62%, 2024/25). 19 families put it first for 21 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 3–11
- Pupils
- 187
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Academy trust
- RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Cath Kinnear
- Opened
- Jul 2025
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
Department for Education performance tables
Year 6 pupils, 2024/25 · 24 pupils
Expected standard over time
KS2 tests were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21. Progress scores are not available from 2024/25.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Reception entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
19 of 19 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).
Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
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