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Kilgarth School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–16 · Community special school
Cavendish Street, Birkenhead CH41 8BA · kilgarthschool.co.uk · 0151 652 8071
On the mapSearch near CH41 8BA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 7.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Wirral 45.3, England 46
- Pupils
- 63
- 8 over 55 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Free school meals
- 87.3%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 7.8, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wirral it was 45.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼7.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼8.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.36 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 25 | −31.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 12.5 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 50 | +31.2 |
| Activity not captured | 12.5 | −6.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Kilgarth School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 5 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (11 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 11
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 55% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (100%) with SEND