Cathcart Street Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 2–11Mixed
Dover Close, Birkenhead, Wirral, CH41 3JY
Headteacher · Mrs Catherine Cookson
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Key facts
Pupils213Capacity 274
OfstedRequires improvementInspected 26 March 2024
Free school meals81.7%
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded inspection on 26 March 2024.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Wirral council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in WirralNearby schools for the same ages
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School0.2 mi
- Woodlands Primary School0.6 mi
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School0.6 mi
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.7 mi
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School0.8 mi