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The Mosslands School

Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Community school

Mosslands Drive, Wallasey CH45 8PJ · mosslands.co.uk · 0151 638 8131

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
GCSEs, 2024/25
35.2
average Attainment 8 score. Wirral 45.3, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
848
54% of 1,573 places
Local authority
Wirral
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
41.1%
First language not English
4%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 133 families put the school first and 138 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 116 (Places 179)116September 2023: 131 (Places 196)131September 2024: 92 (Places 122)92September 2025: 98 (Places 120)98September 2026: 133 (Places 138)133Places 138
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261381331100%
September 2025Sept 2025120980.8100%
September 2024Sept 2024122920.8100%
September 2023Sept 20231961310.7100%
September 2022Sept 20221791160.6100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.2, and 19.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wirral it was 45.3, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (19.2 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 38.2 (England 46.3)38.22017/18: 36.5 (England 46.5)36.52018/19: 37.5 (England 46.7)37.52021/22: 37.0 (England 48.8)37.02022/23: 33.7 (England 46.3)33.72023/24: 33.5 (England 45.9)33.52024/25: 35.2 (England 46.0)35.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼35.246.0
▼19.9%45.4%
▼41.5%64.8%
▼9.1%40.5%
▼2.884.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form44.1−10.3
Sixth form college6.4+0.8
Further education28.2+5.4
Other education0.5−1.7
Apprenticeship2.7−1.2
Employment3.2+1
Not in a lasting destination8.5+2.9
Activity not captured6.4+3.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 18.3 (England 30.5)D-2016/17: 20.7 (England 31.1)D2017/18: 18.5 (England 32.1)D2018/19: 17.3 (England 32.9)D-2021/22: 21.8 (England 37.9)D+2022/23: 15.1 (England 34.2)D-2023/24: 15.0 (England 34.4)E+2024/25: 19.2 (England 35.0)DEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
24 studentsD (19.2)Below average -0.58
24 studentsD (19.2)Below average -0.58
15 studentsMerit+ (28.4)Average -0.10
16 studentsDist (36.3)Average +0.40
0%AAB or better
95%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2425E+ (15)-0.68
2022/2319D- (15.1)—
2021/2216D+ (21.8)—
2018/1926D- (17.3)-0.70
2017/1839D (18.5)-1.11
2016/1758D (20.7)-0.61
2015/1660D- (18.3)-0.63

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University27+2.4
Further and other education10.8+7.9
Further education4.1+2.7
Other education6.8+5.4
Apprenticeship13.5+4.8
Employment24.3−0.3
Not in a lasting destination20.3−7.2
Activity not captured4.1−7.5

Ofsted

The Mosslands School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
28 Feb 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Sixth formRequires improvement

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

55% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (119 replies, to 6 January 2025).

Recommend
55%
Replies
119
12% · 6 Jan 2025
Child is happy at school▼72% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼62% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼46% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼62% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼64% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼43% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼65% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●89% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼84% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼49% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼51% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼29% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 48% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼34% agreeEngland 67%

based on 32 parents (27%) with SEND

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