OFSTED
9 December 2021
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Non-maintained special school
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Wirral
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
115
115 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
26
22.6% of pupils
Male pupils
89
77.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.3 pts
above England
School
39.1%
Wirral
32.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Wirral
7.3%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Wirral
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
97.4%
112
Any other Asian background
0.9%
1
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
1
Any other White background
0.9%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
115 of
115 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
16.7
22.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.82 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
14.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.87 pts
higher than
England
School
14.09%
Wirral
7.24%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
36.46%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
20.64 pts
higher than
England
School
36.46%
Wirral
19.16%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
10.42%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
8.61 pts
higher than
England
School
10.42%
Wirral
2.02%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.0%
20.2 pts
above England
West Kirby School and College
100.0%
Wirral
83.5%
North West
82.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.