Primary school in Birkenhead, Wirral
Bidston Avenue Primary School
Tollemache Road, Claughton, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 0DQ
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- Places
- 403
- How full
- Full — 446 pupils against 403 places
- Girls / boys
- 210 / 236
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wirral 015C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 27%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 79%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 19%
- Adults economically inactive
- 34%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE PEOPLE'S LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: S.G. Brady
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward
- Claughton
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- URN
- 151405
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-op Academy PortlandAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 45% | 0.4 mi |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 73% | 0.5 mi |
| Manor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 56% | 0.8 mi |
| Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 36% | 0.8 mi |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 53% | 0.9 mi |
| Co-op Academy HillsideAcademy converter | No grade | 48% | 0.9 mi |
| Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 27% | 1 mi |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 48% | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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