Overchurch Junior School
Primary school in Wirral. Requires improvement (Oct 2021).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 20 October 2021, report published 30 November 2021, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Overchurch Junior School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Overchurch Junior School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2024
The last inspection was in October 2021. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesOverchurch Infant School
Report card, Apr 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
- 0.3 milesSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
- 0.7 milesMoreton Christ Church CofE Primary School
Good (May 2023)
- 0.7 milesChapelhill Primary School
Requires improvement (Jan 2020)
- 0.9 milesSt Paul's Catholic Primary School
Report card, May 2026: 2 expected, 5 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.