The Oldershaw School is a secondary school located in Wallasey. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/04/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 10.3%, which is 6.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Valkyrie Road, Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Website: http://www.oldershaw.wirral.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01516382800
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jon Bush
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136895

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/04/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 990
Number of Pupils: 880
Number of Boys: 534
Number of Girls: 346

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 10.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 31.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -1.02 to -0.57
Of the 128 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 126 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:3%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:88%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:27%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:34.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.82
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Somerville Nursery School
Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB
3out of 4 1,824 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Leasowe Nursery School and Family Centre
Twickenham Drive , Moreton CH46 2QF
3out of 4 2,959 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Ashburton Road , CH44 5XB
3out of 4 602 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Mount Primary School
Mount Pleasant Road , CH45 5HU
3out of 4 802 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St George's Primary School
St George's Road , CH45 3NF
3out of 4 883 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Park Primary School
Love Lane , CH44 5RN
3out of 4 944 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Liscard Primary School
Withens Lane , CH45 7NQ
4out of 4 974 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Oldershaw School
Valkyrie Road , CH45 4RJ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey Village , CH45 3LN
2out of 4 1,070 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Weatherhead High School
Breck Rd , CH44 3HS
4out of 4 1,129 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Mosslands School
Mosslands Drive , CH45 8PJ
3out of 4 1,284 yd Community school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elleray Park School
Elleray Park Road , CH45 0LH
4out of 4 1,032 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Life Wirral (Independent) Sport School
126 Victoria Road , CH45 9LD
- not rated 1,898 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Kilgarth School
Cavendish Street , CH41 8BA
4out of 4 2,796 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Observatory School
Bidston Village Road , Bidston CH43 7QT
3out of 4 3,052 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wirral Hospitals' School
157 Park Road North , Claughton CH41 0EZ
4out of 4 3,181 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.