All-through
West Kirby School and College
Meols Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5DH
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 115 of 115 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2021
Outstanding
An ungraded inspection, which checks whether a school remains at its previous grade rather than re-grading it. Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
8%
16.7
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 16.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 1.37 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 15% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 8% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0% |
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 8% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -1.49 |
| 23/24 | -0.82 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 6.3 |
| 22/23 | 13.4 |
| 23/24 | 11.2 |
| 24/25 | 16.7 |
Meols Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5DH
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Wirral admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Richard Hicks
- Address
- Meols Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5DH
- Telephone
- 01516323201