The Observatory SchoolWirral Wrap

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Observatory School and Wirral Wrap.

Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
The Observatory School was judged the expected standard and Wirral Wrap was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Observatory School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

The Observatory School versus Wirral Wrap compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	PrentonThe Observatory School	BirkenheadWirral Wrap	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community special school	Other independent special school
Age range	7-16	11-16
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	167	24
Capacity	160	32
Location	Prenton, CH43 7QT	Birkenhead, CH43 9LB
GCSE results
Attainment 8	5.9	Not reported	46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths	0.0%	Not reported	45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths	0.0%	Not reported	64.8%
Entering EBacc	0.0%	Not reported	40.5%
EBacc average point score	0.51	Not reported	4.09
Cohort	18	Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	0.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	82.0	Not reported	106.0
Maths average scaled score	84.0	Not reported	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	167	24
Free school meals (ever 6)	73.7%	0.0%
English as an additional language	1.2%	Not reported
SEN support	1.8%	0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	98.2%	100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	29.9%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	69.1%	Not reported	15.8%

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