Hayfield SchoolThe Observatory School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Hayfield School and The Observatory School.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • Hayfield School was judged Good and The Observatory School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 0.0% for Hayfield School and 0.0% for The Observatory School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Hayfield School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at The Observatory School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hayfield School versus The Observatory School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WirralHayfield SchoolPrentonThe Observatory SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity special school Community special school
Age range4-11 7-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll168 167
CapacityNot reported160
LocationWirral, CH49 4LN Prenton, CH43 7QT
GCSE results
Attainment 8Not reported5.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & mathsNot reported0.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & mathsNot reported0.0% 64.8%
Entering EBaccNot reported0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point scoreNot reported0.51 4.09
CohortNot reported18
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% 0.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score92.0 Stronger figure82.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score86.0 Stronger figure84.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census168 167
Free school meals (ever 6)60.1% 73.7%
English as an additional language2.4% 1.2%
SEN support0.0% 1.8%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 98.2%
Attendance
Overall absence8.4% Stronger figure29.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence24.0% Stronger figure69.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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