West Kirby School and College

State-Funded School

west-kirby-school-and-college-wirral-north-west

North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

Wirral WestConstituency

CH48 5DHPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

West Kirby School and College is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–19, located in Wirral, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 115 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 16.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 7.7%
EBacc average point score: 1.37

Ethnicity

White

98%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

<1%

Pupils

115

Total Pupils

77%Boys

23%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

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: 5 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 115
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 9 December 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Feb 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.