Well Lane Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Park Road
 Tranmere
 Birkenhead
 Merseyside CH42 5PF
Telephone: 0151 645 9844

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2025
History: This school arose from Well Lane Primary School
Trust: Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust
Sponsor: Rainbow Education Multi-Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Sarah Knipe (since September 2025 – came from Corinthian Community Primary School)
Previous Headteacher: Moira Loftus
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 10.8 / 8.71
Non-teaching Staff*: 13.09
Sex: Mixed
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 60.4% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 52.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 33.7% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 29.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Wirral
Constituency: Birkenhead
Electoral Ward: Rock Ferry
School Number: 3442011

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 6th June 2023
Ofsted Rating: Inadequate

External Links

DfE Record: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Bedford Drive Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  3. Utopia (0.6km) show on map
  4. Rock Ferry Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  5. Devonshire Park Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  6. Prenton High School for Girls (0.9km) show on map
  7. Horizons Independent School (1.1km) show on map
  8. Woodchurch Road Academy (1.2km) show on map
  9. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  10. Woodlands Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  11. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead (1.4km) show on map
  12. St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  13. Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  14. Prenton Preparatory School (1.6km) show on map
  15. St John's Catholic Junior School (1.8km) show on map
  16. St John's Catholic Infant School (1.8km) show on map
  17. Progress Schools - Wirral (1.9km) show on map
  18. Wirral Metropolitan College (2.0km) show on map
  19. St John Plessington Catholic College (2.0km) show on map
  20. Grove Street Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  21. Progress Schools - Hamilton Square (2.1km) show on map
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  23. Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School (2.1km) show on map
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  25. Cathcart Street Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  26. Prenton Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  27. Higher Bebington Junior School (2.4km) show on map
  28. St Andrew's CofE Primary School (2.4km) show on map
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  30. Birkenhead High School Academy (2.4km) show on map
  31. Birkenhead School (2.5km) show on map
  32. St Anselm's College (2.5km) show on map
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  34. Co-op Academy Bebington (2.5km) show on map
  35. IMPACT Northwest Schools (2.5km) show on map
  36. Brackenwood Junior School (2.8km) show on map
  37. Brackenwood Infant School (2.8km) show on map
  38. Church Drive Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  39. Wirral Grammar School for Girls (3.0km) show on map
  40. Kilgarth School (3.0km) show on map
  41. Birkenhead Sixth Form College (3.0km) show on map
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  98. Auckland College (4.8km) show on map
  99. St Charles' Catholic Academy (4.9km) show on map
  100. Weatherhead High School (5.0km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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