Kilgarth SchoolEdstart Schools Wirral
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Kilgarth School and Edstart Schools Wirral.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Kilgarth School was judged Outstanding and Edstart Schools Wirral was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 8.6 for Kilgarth School and 7.9 for Edstart Schools Wirral.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Kilgarth School (8.6 in 2021-22, 8.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BirkenheadKilgarth School | WallaseyEdstart Schools Wirral | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 63 | 50 | |
| Capacity | 55 | 60 | |
| Location | Birkenhead, CH41 8BA | Wallasey, CH44 5TH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 8.6 Stronger figure | 7.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 2.9% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 21.4% Stronger figure | 2.9% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 14 | 34 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 60 | 32 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 83.3% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 93.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 6.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 24.7% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 57.4% | Not reported | 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Full profiles: Kilgarth School · Edstart Schools Wirral