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SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary · Wallasey · CH45 9LT

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 11 October 2023

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At a glance

263 pupils · 75% of 350 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
18% of pupils (January 2026)
Nursery
Yes
Website
sspp.school
URN
150539

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 32 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.07 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 0.37 miles, the only Reception round we hold for it. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 11 October 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.07 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 32 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 0.37 miles for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 0.37 miles

measured by shortest walking route.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 87% (Wirral 85%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Wirral 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Wirral 1%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Wirral 2%, England 5%) · Any other White background 2% (Wirral 2%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Wirral 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Wirral 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Wirral 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.3%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £51,328; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16%18.1%
Residents in very good health45.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.4%62.3%
Social housing2.1%17.1%
Privately rented28.6%20.5%
Detached houses10%22.9%
Flats41.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms33.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van24.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01007231 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£200,000594 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£162,500–£280,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (39)£454,000
Semi-detached (201)£270,000
Terraced (173)£182,500
Flat (181)£155,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
22an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
6an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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