West Kirby School and College

Inspection Report
Outstanding
Last Inspection Date: 09-12-2021
School Data Print
Head's Name
Mr Richard Hicks
Residency Type
Boarding School , Day School
Gender Profile
Number of Pupils / School Capacity
96 / 105
Curriculum Covered
Year 1 (Age 5-6)
Year 2 (Age 6-7)
Year 3 (Age 7-8)
Year 4 (Age 8-9)
Year 5 (Age 9-10)
Year 6 (Age 10-11)
Year 7 (Age 11-12)
Year 8 (Age 12-13)
Year 9 (Age 13-14)
Year 10 (Age 14-15)
Year 11 (Age 15-16)
Year 12 (Age 16-17)
Year 13 (Age 17-18)
Boys
78
Girls
27
DfE reference no.
344/7015
URN
UKPRN
10015673
Type of School: Special schools
Non-maintained special school
Age range: 5 - 19
Boarding Provision: Boarding school
Urban / Rural: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Percentage of children eligible for free school meals: 31.70%
Special Classes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Admissions Policy: Not applicable
Local authority name: Wirral
School Performance Print 23/24
No primary test or assessment data has been published for 2020, 2021 or 2022
KS4 23/24
KS4 22/23
KS4 21/22
KS4 18/19
KS4 17/18
KS4 16/17
KS4 0/ 1
A total of 13 Pupils were at the end of key stage 4
Key Stage 4
Attainment 8 School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil 11.2 NA NA
Average score per pupil - English element 2.1 NA NA
Average score per pupil - mathematics element 2.6 NA NA
Average score per pupil - EBacc element 3.8 NA NA
Average score per pupil - Open element 2.8 NA NA
Average score per pupil - Open element GCSE only 2.5 NA NA
Average score per pupil - Open element Non-GCSE only 0.2 NA NA
Progress 8 School Local Authority England
Number of pupils in the progress measure 7 NA NA
Measure after adjustment for extreme scores -0.82 NA NA
Measure for English element -1.19 NA NA
Measure for mathematics element -0.65 NA NA
Measure for EBacc element -0.59 NA NA
Measure for open element -0.91 NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving standard 9-4 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving strong 9-5 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 0.00% NA NA
EBacc (English Baccalaureate) School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil 0.86 NA NA
Percentage of KS4 pupils with entries in all EBacc subject areas 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-4 passes 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-5 passes 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils entering the English subject area 7.70% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the English subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 7.70% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the English subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 7.70% NA NA
Percentage of pupils entering the Maths subject area 69.20% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Maths subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 7.70% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Maths subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils entering the Science subject area 61.50% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Science subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 12.50% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Science subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 12.50% NA NA
Percentage of pupils entering the Humanities subject area 23.10% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Humanities subject area with a standard 9-4 pass SUPP NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Humanities subject area with a strong 9-5 pass SUPP NA NA
Percentage of pupils entering the Language subject area 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Language subject area with a standard 9-4 pass NE NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Language subject area with a strong 9-5 pass NE NA NA
EAL (English as additional language)
Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with English as additional language (EAL) NP
Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with English as additional language (EAL) NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for English element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for mathematics element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for EBacc element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for open element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil - GCSE only NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil - non-GCSE only NP
Adjusted Progress 8 measure for EAL pupils NP
Average point score EBacc per EAL pupil NP
Percentage of EAL pupils with entries in all English Baccalaureate subject areas NP
Percentage of EAL pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate with 9-4 passes NP
Percentage of EAL pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate with 9-5 passes NP
A total of 12 Pupils were at the end of key stage 4
Key Stage 4
Attainment 8 School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil 13.4 45.4 44.6
Average score per pupil - English element 2.8 9.6 9.4
Average score per pupil - mathematics element 3.2 8.8 8.5
Average score per pupil - EBacc element 4.1 12.8 13.1
Average score per pupil - Open element 3.3 14.1 13.6
Average score per pupil - Open element GCSE only 2.4 11.1 11.1
Average score per pupil - Open element Non-GCSE only 0.9 3 2.4
Progress 8 School Local Authority England
Number of pupils in the progress measure 8 3639 NA
Measure after adjustment for extreme scores -1.49 -0.11 NA
Measure for English element -1.76 -0.15 NA
Measure for mathematics element -1.15 -0.17 NA
Measure for EBacc element -1.2 -0.21 NA
Measure for open element -1.83 0.03 NA
Percentage of pupils achieving standard 9-4 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 17% 63%% 61%%
Percentage of pupils achieving strong 9-5 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 0% 44%% 42%%
EBacc (English Baccalaureate) School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil 1.01 3.97 3.88
Percentage of KS4 pupils with entries in all EBacc subject areas 0% 49%% 36%%
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-4 passes 0% 30%% 22%%
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-5 passes 0% 20%% 16%%
Percentage of pupils entering the English subject area 17% 93%% 88%%
Percentage of pupils achieving the English subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 8% 73%% 70%%
Percentage of pupils achieving the English subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 8% 59%% 57%%
Percentage of pupils entering the Maths subject area 100% 96%% 90%%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Maths subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 17% 67%% 66%%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Maths subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 0% 48%% 48%%
Percentage of pupils entering the Science subject area 83% 93%% 89%%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Science subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 20% 63%% 66%%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Science subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 0% 45%% 49%%
Percentage of pupils entering the Humanities subject area 8% 80%% 77%%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Humanities subject area with a standard 9-4 pass SUPP 62%% 64%%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Humanities subject area with a strong 9-5 pass SUPP 49%% 52%%
Percentage of pupils entering the Language subject area 0% 54%% 44%%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Language subject area with a standard 9-4 pass NE 67%% 72%%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Language subject area with a strong 9-5 pass NE 50%% 58%%
EAL (English as additional language)
Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with English as additional language (EAL) NP
Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with English as additional language (EAL) NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for English element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for mathematics element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for EBacc element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for open element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil - GCSE only NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil - non-GCSE only NP
Adjusted Progress 8 measure for EAL pupils NP
Average point score EBacc per EAL pupil NP
Percentage of EAL pupils with entries in all English Baccalaureate subject areas NP
Percentage of EAL pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate with 9-4 passes NP
Percentage of EAL pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate with 9-5 passes NP
A total of NA Pupils were at the end of key stage 4
Key Stage 4
Attainment 8 School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil NA 48.9 48.9
Average score per pupil - English element NA 10.4 10.4
Average score per pupil - mathematics element NA 9.2 9.5
Average score per pupil - EBacc element NA 13.9 14.2
Average score per pupil - Open element NA 15.5 14.8
Average score per pupil - Open element GCSE only NA 15.5 14.8
Average score per pupil - Open element Non-GCSE only NA 3.3 2.8
Progress 8 School Local Authority England
Number of pupils in the progress measure NA 3496 553527
Measure after adjustment for extreme scores NA -0.03 -0.03
Measure for English element NA -0.08 -0.05
Measure for mathematics element NA -0.18 -0.03
Measure for EBacc element NA -0.15 -0.04
Measure for open element NA 0.17 -0.04
Percentage of pupils achieving standard 9-4 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs NA 65.6% 69%
Percentage of pupils achieving strong 9-5 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs NA 47.4% 50%
EBacc (English Baccalaureate) School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil NA 4.28 4.28
Percentage of KS4 pupils with entries in all EBacc subject areas NA 50.8% 38.8%
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-4 passes NA 33.8% 26.9%
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-5 passes NA 24.8% 20.3%
Percentage of pupils entering the English subject area NA 94.3% 94.9%
Percentage of pupils achieving the English subject area with a standard 9-4 pass NA 78.4% 79%
Percentage of pupils achieving the English subject area with a strong 9-5 pass NA 64.6% 65.6%
Percentage of pupils entering the Maths subject area NA 96.1% 96.7%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Maths subject area with a standard 9-4 pass NA 68.6% 72.9%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Maths subject area with a strong 9-5 pass NA 51.4% 54.9%
Percentage of pupils entering the Science subject area NA 94.1% 95%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Science subject area with a standard 9-4 pass NA 66.3% 69.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Science subject area with a strong 9-5 pass NA 48.9% 51.4%
Percentage of pupils entering the Humanities subject area NA 80.9% 81.6%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Humanities subject area with a standard 9-4 pass NA 69.8% 69.8%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Humanities subject area with a strong 9-5 pass NA 57.9% 57.3%
Percentage of pupils entering the Language subject area NA 55.6% 44.9%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Language subject area with a standard 9-4 pass NA 74.7% 76.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Language subject area with a strong 9-5 pass NA 61.4% 65.5%
EAL (English as additional language)
Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with English as additional language (EAL) NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for English element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for mathematics element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for EBacc element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for open element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil - GCSE only NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil - non-GCSE only NP
Adjusted Progress 8 measure for EAL pupils NP
Average point score EBacc per EAL pupil NP
Percentage of EAL pupils with entries in all English Baccalaureate subject areas NP
Percentage of EAL pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate with 9-4 passes NP
Percentage of EAL pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate with 9-5 passes NP
SEN Support (Special educational needs and disabilities)
EHC plan (Education, Health and Care plan)
Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with special educational needs (SEN) including those with or without a statement or Education, health and care (EHC) plan NA
A total of 21 Pupils were at the end of key stage 4
Key Stage 4
Attainment 8 School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil 7.7 48.4 46.8
Average score per pupil - English element 1 10.3 10
Average score per pupil - mathematics element 2.8 9 9.1
Average score per pupil - EBacc element 2.3 13.7 13.5
Average score per pupil - Open element 1.6 15.4 14.3
Average score per pupil - Open element GCSE only 1.5 11.6 11.6
Average score per pupil - Open element Non-GCSE only 0.1 3.8 2.6
Progress 8 School Local Authority England
Number of pupils in the progress measure 18 1447 219129
Measure after adjustment for extreme scores -2.56 0.01 -0.03
Measure for English element -3.18 NA -0.04
Measure for mathematics element -1.67 -0.18 -0.02
Measure for EBacc element -2.27 -0.09 -0.03
Measure for open element -3.02 0.24 -0.04
Percentage of pupils achieving standard 9-4 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 5% 65.5% 64.9%
Percentage of pupils achieving strong 9-5 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 0% 45.6% 43.4%
EBacc (English Baccalaureate) School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil 0.65 4.21 4.08
Percentage of KS4 pupils with entries in all EBacc subject areas 0% 48.2% 40.1%
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-4 passes 0% 31.2% 25.1%
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-5 passes 0% 21.4% 17.2%
Percentage of pupils entering the English subject area 5% 96.3% 96%
Percentage of pupils achieving the English subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 5% 77.1% 76.1%
Percentage of pupils achieving the English subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 5% 63.9% 60.8%
Percentage of pupils entering the Maths subject area 43% 97.8% 97.3%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Maths subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 19% 69.6% 70.2%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Maths subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 5% 50.3% 49.3%
Percentage of pupils entering the Science subject area 29% 95.3% 95.7%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Science subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 50% 66.2% 65.5%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Science subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 50% 48.4% 46.9%
Percentage of pupils entering the Humanities subject area 14% 82% 80.9%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Humanities subject area with a standard 9-4 pass SUPP 64.2% 62.8%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Humanities subject area with a strong 9-5 pass SUPP 52.1% 50.2%
Percentage of pupils entering the Language subject area 0% 54.5% 46.7%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Language subject area with a standard 9-4 pass NE 71.2% 70.1%
Percentage of pupils achieving the Language subject area with a strong 9-5 pass NE 52.8% 54.2%
EAL (English as additional language)
Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with English as additional language (EAL) NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for English element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for mathematics element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for EBacc element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for open element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil - GCSE only NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil - non-GCSE only NP
Adjusted Progress 8 measure for EAL pupils NP
Average point score EBacc per EAL pupil NP
Percentage of EAL pupils with entries in all English Baccalaureate subject areas NP
Percentage of EAL pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate with 9-4 passes NP
Percentage of EAL pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate with 9-5 passes NP
A total of 21 Pupils were at the end of key stage 4
Key Stage 4
Attainment 8 School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil 9.8 48.8 44.5
Progress 8 School Local Authority England
Number of pupils in the progress measure 9 3111 NA
Measure after adjustment for extreme scores -1.79 0.03 NA
Measure for open element -3.02 0.23 NA
Percentage of pupils achieving standard 9-4 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 0% 67% 59.4%
Percentage of pupils achieving strong 9-5 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 0% 45.9% 40.2%
EBacc (English Baccalaureate) School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil 0.82 4.27 3.85
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-4 passes 0% 32.9% 22.2%
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-5 passes 0% 23% 15.4%
A total of 21 Pupils were at the end of key stage 4
Key Stage 4
Attainment 8 School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil 12.1 48.1 44.6
Progress 8 School Local Authority England
Number of pupils in the progress measure 10 3216 NA
Measure after adjustment for extreme scores -2.21 0.01 NA
Measure for open element -3.02 0.14 NA
Percentage of pupils achieving standard 9-4 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 8% 65.7% 59.1%
Percentage of pupils achieving strong 9-5 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 8% 44% 39.6%
EBacc (English Baccalaureate) School Local Authority England
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-4 passes 0% 32.3% 21.9%
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-5 passes 0% 28.2% 19.7%
A total of 13 Pupils were at the end of key stage 4
Key Stage 4
Attainment 8 School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil 11.2 NA NA
Average score per pupil - English element 2.1 NA NA
Average score per pupil - mathematics element 2.6 NA NA
Average score per pupil - EBacc element 3.8 NA NA
Average score per pupil - Open element 2.8 NA NA
Average score per pupil - Open element GCSE only 2.5 NA NA
Average score per pupil - Open element Non-GCSE only 0.2 NA NA
Progress 8 School Local Authority England
Number of pupils in the progress measure 7 NA NA
Measure after adjustment for extreme scores -0.82 NA NA
Measure for English element -1.19 NA NA
Measure for mathematics element -0.65 NA NA
Measure for EBacc element -0.59 NA NA
Measure for open element -0.91 NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving standard 9-4 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving strong 9-5 passes in both English and mathematics GCSEs 0.00% NA NA
EBacc (English Baccalaureate) School Local Authority England
Average score per pupil 0.86 NA NA
Percentage of KS4 pupils with entries in all EBacc subject areas 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-4 passes 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving with 9-5 passes 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils entering the English subject area 7.70% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the English subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 7.70% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the English subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 7.70% NA NA
Percentage of pupils entering the Maths subject area 69.20% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Maths subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 7.70% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Maths subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils entering the Science subject area 61.50% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Science subject area with a standard 9-4 pass 12.50% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Science subject area with a strong 9-5 pass 12.50% NA NA
Percentage of pupils entering the Humanities subject area 23.10% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Humanities subject area with a standard 9-4 pass SUPP NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Humanities subject area with a strong 9-5 pass SUPP NA NA
Percentage of pupils entering the Language subject area 0.00% NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Language subject area with a standard 9-4 pass NE NA NA
Percentage of pupils achieving the Language subject area with a strong 9-5 pass NE NA NA
EAL (English as additional language)
Number of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with English as additional language (EAL) NP
Percentage of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with English as additional language (EAL) NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for English element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for mathematics element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for EBacc element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil for open element NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil - GCSE only NP
Average Attainment 8 score per EAL pupil - non-GCSE only NP
Adjusted Progress 8 measure for EAL pupils NP
Average point score EBacc per EAL pupil NP
Percentage of EAL pupils with entries in all English Baccalaureate subject areas NP
Percentage of EAL pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate with 9-4 passes NP
Percentage of EAL pupils achieving the English Baccalaureate with 9-5 passes NP
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Meols Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, United Kingdom, CH48 5DH
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