Meadowside School

State-Funded School

meadowside-school-wirral-north-west

North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

Wirral WestConstituency

CH49 5LAPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Meadowside School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Wirral, North West.

It currently serves 114 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.3
EBacc average point score: 0

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Pupils

114

Total Pupils

71%Boys

29%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

62%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 114
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
31 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
18 Jul 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
4 Jul 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.