Park Road, Tranmere, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH42 5PF
10 reasons to choose Well Lane Primary School
Top line
Well Lane Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 68. It is one of the 12 best state primary schools on The Wirral and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Well Lane Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school.
Average class size
Well Lane Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Well Lane Primary School ranks in the top 36% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 2% of schools.
The Well Lane Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. British Council’s International School Award for international learning activities. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Well Lane Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Well Lane Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.45am to 3.15/3.20pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.20pm.
Find another school near Well Lane Primary School
Prenton Preparatory School (1 mile); Birkenhead School, Prep (1.5 miles); Belvedere Preparatory School (2.7 miles).
Higher Bebington Junior School (1.5 miles); St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School, Bebington (1.5 miles); St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School, Liverpool (2.3 miles).
Birkenhead School (2.4 miles); Christian Fellowship School (5.5 miles); Auckland College (6.6 miles).
St John Plessington Catholic College (1.7 miles); St Anselm’s College (2.1 miles); Birkenhead High School Academy (2.3 miles).