The Mosslands School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 28 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 105103
- Address
- Mosslands Drive, CH45 8PJ
- Website
- www.mosslands.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 897 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 99.8%
- Girls
- 0.2%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.1%
- Persistent absence
- 31.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.1%
White British 90.7%
Mixed 4%
Other White 1.1%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.1
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.86
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 57 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 35 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 75 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 36 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
Admissions
The Mosslands School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 64
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 111 111 0 |
| Year 8 | 166 166 0 |
| Year 9 | 154 154 0 |
| Year 10 | 154 154 0 |
| Year 11 | 177 177 0 |
| Year 12 | 82 81 1 |
| Year 13 | 53 52 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 84.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 25.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 39.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 19.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 44.0% 63.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 2.0% 22.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 2.4% |