A WIRRAL school was last night celebrating perfect exam results.
The faultless performance from 11-year-olds at Oxton St Saviour’s Primary School, in Prenton, came as schools across the region enjoyed Key Stage Two success stories.
The Prenton school finds itself among the country’s 200 best.
Its lofty national standing came after pupils managed a perfect 100% pass rate with every single eligible child meeting the expected standard in science, maths and English.
The school’s head teacher, Gill Pritchard, put the unblemished showing down to hard-working staff and a close relationship with the neighbouring church and parents.
She said: “At our school, there is a sense of belonging and working to a common purpose.
“The school is very much a family school where the children are working as part of a team.
“This is emphasised with the strong links we have with the church and support from parents.”
Ms Pritchard also paid tribute to her staff, whom she said grasped any opportunity to work with other secondary and primary schools, as well as making use of their own facilities.
And she added: “We always get support from parents who regularly come in for meetings and to support the school.
“That has got to make a difference when we all have a common aim.”
Across Wirral, pupils remain above the national average, after matching last year’s 254 aggregate score.
Pupils dipped slightly in English with the pass rate falling from 84-83, but maths went up from 79-80 and science from 90 to 91.
Cllr Phil Davies, Wirral’s cabinet member for children's services and lifelong learning, said: “I am satisfied that we remain above the national average and that generally we continue to serve our primary school pupils well in terms of attainment.”
He said the drop in English was reflected nationally, but cited “a growing” number of pupils without English as their first language in some areas of Wirral could be among possible explanations.
“However, there is nothing particular to Wirral that marks it as different from elsewhere.”
Sandbrook Primary School, in Moreton, was among other high flyers with pupils achieving a 292 aggregate score across the three subjects.