Meadowside SchoolWest Kirby School and College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wirral.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Meadowside School and West Kirby School and College in Wirral.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Meadowside School was judged the expected standard and West Kirby School and College was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 0.3 for Meadowside School and 16.7 for West Kirby School and College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Meadowside School (0.2 in 2022-23, 0.3 in 2024-25) and has risen at West Kirby School and College (6.3 in 2021-22, 16.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WirralMeadowside School | WirralWest Kirby School and College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community special school | Non-maintained special school | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 5-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 114 | 115 | |
| Capacity | 144 | 115 | |
| Location | Wirral, CH49 5LA | Wirral, CH48 5DH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 0.3 | 16.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 7.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 15.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.00 | 1.37 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 15 | 13 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 112 | 110 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 67.6% | 38.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.8% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.0% Stronger figure | 14.1% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.3% Stronger figure | 36.5% | 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
GCSE Progress 8
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.
Meadowside School
West Kirby School and College
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