St Mary's Catholic College
Ofsted: Expected
Score
F38
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Wallasey, CH45 3LN
- Distance
- 1.0km away
The Oldershaw School
Valkyrie Road, Wallasey, CH45 4RJ
Local ranking19th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral
Ofsted: Inadequate
Secondary
Phase
1111
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 1 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership & management
- Inadequate
- Sixth form provision
- Inadequate
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 28.0 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 12.2% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 28.8% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.6% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 2.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 156
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Continued in education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 70.0%
- Higher education
- 27.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 27.0%
- Not sustained
- 30.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25E+
Avg A-Level Grade
13.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
14.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
17
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 21.6
- 16-18 Cohort
- 14
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 825
- Boys
- 513 (62%)
- Girls
- 312 (38%)
- Capacity
- 1111 (74% full)
- SEND
- 36.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 63.1%
- EAL
- 2.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 9.2%
- SEN Support
- 27.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 57.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,742/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 15.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 43.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 90.8%
- White Other: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.6%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
90.8%
White British
3.0%
White Other
1.3%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Valkyrie Road
Wallasey, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 136895
- UKPRN
- 10034155
- Establishment No.
- 4067
- Trust
- THE OLDERSHAW SCHOOL
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