The Observatory School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Prenton, CH43 7QT
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Birket Avenue, Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Ofsted: Exceptional
Independent
Phase
400
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership & governance
- Exceptional
- Inclusion
- Exceptional
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 19.8 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 7.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 18.6% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 7.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 1.7 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 43
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 410
- Boys
- 330 (72%)
- Girls
- 131 (28%)
- Capacity
- 400 (115% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 56.2%
- EAL
- 1.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 8.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £17,735/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 96.1%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- White Other: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.2%
- Asian Chinese: 0.2%
- Asian Other: 0.2%
96.1%
White British
1.2%
Mixed Other
0.7%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Birket Avenue
Leasowe, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 105129
- UKPRN
- 10015196
- Establishment No.
- 7001
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