Not recorded
The Observatory School
Bidston Village Road, Bidston, Prenton, CH43 7QT
Key facts
- Phase
- Not recorded
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 174 of 160 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
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.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
0%
5.9
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 84 |
| Average reading score | 82 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 5.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 0.51 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 0% |
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 5% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 92.0 |
| 23/24 | 96.0 |
| 24/25 | 82.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -2.56 |
| 22/23 | -1.93 |
| 23/24 | -1.36 |
Bidston Village Road, Bidston, Prenton, CH43 7QT
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
- Acting Headteacher
- Gregory Chiswell
- Address
- Bidston Village Road, Bidston, Prenton, CH43 7QT
- Telephone
- 01516527093