The Mosslands SchoolThe Oldershaw School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wallasey.
Summary of the comparison
The Mosslands School and The Oldershaw School are secondary schools in Wallasey.
The Mosslands School scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and The Oldershaw School scores 19 out of 100 (grade F, weak). The Mosslands School is ahead on our composite score.
The Mosslands School was judged Requires improvement and The Oldershaw School was judged in need of urgent improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.2 for The Mosslands School and 28.0 for The Oldershaw School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Mosslands School (37.0 in 2021-22, 35.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Oldershaw School (34.8 in 2021-22, 28.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WallaseyThe Mosslands School | WallaseyThe Oldershaw School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F32/100Stronger figure | F19/100 | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 19 in Wirral Stronger figure | 19th of 19 in Wirral | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvementStronger figure | Ofsted: Inadequate | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 897 | 825 | |
| Capacity | 1,573 | 1,111 | |
| Location | Wallasey, CH45 8PJ | Wallasey, CH45 4RJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 35.2 Stronger figure | 28.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 19.9% Stronger figure | 12.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 41.5% Stronger figure | 28.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 9.1% Stronger figure | 0.6% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.88 Stronger figure | 2.25 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 176 | 156 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 24 | 17 | |
| A-level average points | 19.2 Stronger figure | 13.6 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D | E+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 19.7 Stronger figure | 14.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 897 | 825 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 42.3% | 63.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.2% | 2.5% | |
| SEN support | 21.1% | 27.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 9.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.6% Stronger figure | 15.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.2% Stronger figure | 43.9% | 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
A-level average points
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.
The Mosslands School
The Oldershaw School
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