The Oldershaw School

State-Funded School

the-oldershaw-school-wirral-north-west

North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

WallaseyConstituency

CH45 4RJPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Oldershaw School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wirral, North West.

It currently serves 774 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Inadequate

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Inadequate

Sixth formprovision

Inadequate

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 28
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 12.2%
EBacc average point score: 2.25

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

774

Total Pupils

62%Boys

38%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 774
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
24 Jun 2025	Inadequate	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Not judged
5 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
3 Jun 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.