Gayton Primary School
Academy converter in Wirral, Wirral.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| 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 | 255 |
| Free school meals | 2.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | EXPEDITION SCHOOLS |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Address | Gayton Road, Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, CH60 8PZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.gayton.wirral.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01513423772 |
| URN | 149493 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 20 January 2026, published 5 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Latest ungraded inspection: 18 December 2019, outcome: School remains Good.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
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
- Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Barnston Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Heswall Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Pensby Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Ladymount Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Parkgate Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
- Thornton Hough Primary School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
- Thingwall Primary School (primary school, about 4.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.