Well Lane Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Birkenhead, Wirral.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 187 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 236 |
| Free school meals | 68.10% |
| Trust or sponsor | RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Address | Park Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 5PF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Telephone | 01516459844 |
| URN | 151645 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 6 June 2023, published 13 September 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years provision | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Well Lane Primary School, URN 105050).
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
- Mersey Park Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Rock Ferry Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Bedford Drive Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Devonshire Park Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Woodchurch Road Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Woodlands Primary School (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead (primary school, about 1.4 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Wirral
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.