Cathcart Street Primary School
Community school in Wirral, Wirral.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 213 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 274 |
| Free school meals | 81.70% |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Address | Dover Close, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, CH41 3JY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.cathcartstreet.wirral.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01516477349 |
| URN | 105048 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 26 March 2024, published 16 May 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Woodlands Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Kingsway Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Birkenhead High School Academy (all-through school, about 1.7 km)
- Co-op Academy Portland (primary school, about 1.8 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Wirral
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