Primary school in Wallasey, Wirral
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Ashburton Road, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH44 5XB
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 15 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- Places
- 392
- How full
- 50% full — 196 of 392 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 89 / 107
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wirral 007D, 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
- 20%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 53%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 44%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
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 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: John McDonald
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward
- Liscard
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- URN
- 150184
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 53% | 0.2 mi |
| Liscard Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 68% | 0.5 mi |
| Somerville Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 56% | 0.7 mi |
| Egremont Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 52% | 0.7 mi |
| St George's Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 64% | 0.8 mi |
| Mount Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 56% | 0.8 mi |
| Kingsway Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 37% | 0.8 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WallaseyVoluntary aided school | No grade | 57% | 0.9 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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