The Observatory School

Phase not recorded · Wirral · CH43 7QT · URN 127715

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-01-14Cohort 174

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 9

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 80 schools in Wirral

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Wirral 53.3%England 61%
53.3 percentage points below the area average of 53.3
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Wirral 5.6%England 8%
5.6 percentage points below the area average of 5.6
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
82
Wirral 104.28England 105
22.3 below the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
84
Wirral 103.04England 105
19 below the area average of 103
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
83
Wirral 103.68England 105
20.7 below the area average of 103.7
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
0%
Wirral 23%England 32%
23 percentage points below the area average of 23
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
0%
Wirral 69%
69 percentage points below the area average of 69
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
0%
Wirral 63.5%
63.5 percentage points below the area average of 63.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
0%
Wirral 64.9%
64.9 percentage points below the area average of 64.9
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
9
Wirral 42
33.3 below the area average of 42.3
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Wirral	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Wirral 53.3%England 61%	53.3 percentage points below the area average of 53.3	61 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Wirral 5.6%England 8%	5.6 percentage points below the area average of 5.6	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	82 Wirral 104.28England 105	22.3 below the area average of 104.3	23 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	84 Wirral 103.04England 105	19 below the area average of 103	21 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	83 Wirral 103.68England 105	20.7 below the area average of 103.7	22 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	0% Wirral 23%England 32%	23 percentage points below the area average of 23	32 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	0% Wirral 69%	69 percentage points below the area average of 69	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	0% Wirral 63.5%	63.5 percentage points below the area average of 63.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	0% Wirral 64.9%	64.9 percentage points below the area average of 64.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	9 Wirral 42	33.3 below the area average of 42.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Published figures

English as an additional language: 0.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 66.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 1.1% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 3.5pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 0% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 6.7pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 86.9% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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