Primary education information for parents

Primary schools in Wirral cater for children aged between 5 and 11. In some areas there are separate infant and junior schools and children transfer at the age of 7. Some primary schools also have nursery classes and can take children from the age of 3 (from the term after a child’s third birthday).

All primary schools in Wirral are listed below.

Transferring to secondary school

Children in Wirral transfer to secondary school at the age of 11.

Information about secondary education in Wirral is available to all parents of children in their last year of primary school.