OFSTED
24 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
13 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
5 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wirral
Trust
OAK TREES MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,154
1,154 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
498
43.2% of pupils
Male pupils
656
56.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.5 pts
above England
School
29.3%
Wirral
32.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.3 pts
below England
School
3.0%
Wirral
7.3%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Wirral
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.9%
1,049
Any other White background
2.6%
30
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
17
White and Asian
1.2%
14
White and Black African
0.9%
10
Any other Asian background
0.6%
7
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
28.9%
333 of
1,154 pupils
8.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.3 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
39.0
0.2 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.43 · 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
9.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.63 pts
higher than
England
School
9.84%
Wirral
7.24%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.56 pts
higher than
England
School
27.38%
Wirral
19.16%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.66 pts
higher than
England
School
4.47%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.5%
7.2 pts
above England
Hilbre High School
99.5%
Wirral
90.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.