Primary school in Birkenhead, Wirral
Well Lane Primary School
Park Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 5PF
Ofsted
Graded Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 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
- 187
- Places
- 236
- How full
- 79% full — 187 of 236 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 89 / 98
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Wirral 027E, 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
- 19%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 21%
- Households owning their home
- 37%
- Households in social housing
- 19%
- Households with no car
- 45%
- 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sarah Knipe
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward
- Birkenhead and Tranmere
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- URN
- 151645
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersey Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 83% | 0.3 mi |
| Rock Ferry Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2020 | 28% | 0.4 mi |
| Bedford Drive Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 38% | 0.5 mi |
| Devonshire Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 47% | 0.6 mi |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 61% | 0.7 mi |
| Woodchurch Road AcademyAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 67% | 0.8 mi |
| Woodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 53% | 0.8 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BirkenheadAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 68% | 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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