West Kirby Residential School is a school located in Wirral. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 30/01/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 18.1%, which is 14.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Meols Drive, Wirral, CH48 5DH
Website: www.wkrs.co.uk
Telephone: 01516323201
School Type: Non-maintained special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Miss S Thomas
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105137

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 115
Number of Pupils: 83
Number of Boys: 68
Number of Girls: 15

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 18.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 53.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.56 Confidence interval -3.15 to -1.96
Of the 21 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 18 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:7.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.65
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Kirby Primary School
Anglesey Road , West Kirby CH48 5EQ 		3out of 4 287 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School
St Bridget's Lane , West Kirby CH48 3JT 		4out of 4 1,110 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Black Horse Hill Infant School
Saughall Massie Road , West Kirby CH48 6DR 		4out of 4 1,664 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Black Horse Hill Junior School
Saughall Massie Road , West Kirby CH48 6DR 		3out of 4 1,664 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
126 Market Street , Hoylake CH47 3BH 		3out of 4 2,546 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Kirby Grammar School
Graham Road , West Kirby CH48 5DP 		4out of 4 297 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Hilbre High School
Frankby Road , West Kirby CH48 6EQ 		3out of 4 1,753 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Calday Grange Grammar School
Grammar School Lane , West Kirby CH48 8GG 		3out of 4 1,916 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Kirby Residential School
Meols Drive , West Kirby CH48 5DH 		4out of 4 0 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Avalon School
Caldy Road , West Kirby CH48 2HE 		- not rated 1,626 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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