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Meadowside School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Community special school
Pool Lane, Woodchurch, Wirral CH49 5LA · meadowsideschool.com · 0151 678 7711
On the mapSearch near CH49 5LA
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 0.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Wirral 45.3, England 46
- Pupils
- 114
- 79% of 144 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 60.3%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼0.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.00 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 7.1 | — |
| Other education | 92.9 | −1.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Meadowside School on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 23
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (100%) with SEND