Meadowside School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Wirral, CH49 5LA
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Gilbrook School
Glebe Hey Road, Woodchurch, CH49 8HE
Ofsted: Strong
Independent
Phase
60
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 25 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 63
- Boys
- 52 (83%)
- Girls
- 11 (17%)
- Capacity
- 60 (105% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 87.3%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 7.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £28,477/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 39.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 95.2%
- White Irish: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
95.2%
White British
1.6%
White Irish
1.6%
Mixed White & Black African
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Glebe Hey Road
North West
Administrative
- URN
- 105134
- UKPRN
- 10077024
- Establishment No.
- 7010
Schools like this
The nearest comparable schools to Gilbrook School
Foxfield School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Hayfield School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Wirral, CH49 4LN
- Distance
- 1.6km away
Wirral Wrap
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Birkenhead, CH43 9LB
- Distance
- 2.0km away
The Observatory School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Prenton, CH43 7QT
- Distance
- 3.1km away
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Ofsted: Exceptional
- Type
- Community special school
- Location
- Leasowe, CH46 1RA
- Distance
- 3.1km away