The Observatory School
Bidston Village Road, Bidston, Prenton, CH43 7QT
Independent
Phase
160
Capacity
7-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 5.9 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.5 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 18
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 50.0%
- Continued in education
- 45.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 35.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 167
- Boys
- 139 (83%)
- Girls
- 28 (17%)
- Capacity
- 160 (104% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 73.7%
- EAL
- 1.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 98.2%
- SEN Support
- 1.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 9.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 16.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £24,585/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 29.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 69.1% 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
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 94.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
- Black African: 1.3%
- White Other: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Other: 0.6%
94.3%
White British
1.3%
Mixed White & Black African
1.3%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 127715
- UKPRN
- 10017755
- Establishment No.
- 7215