The Mosslands School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Feb 29 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
997 (74% of total capacity)
Boys
99.6%
Girls
0.4%
First language not English
2.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.5%
Persistent absence
36.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.7%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
African 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.76
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 17%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 18%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 33.7
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.76
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award57
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award37
Speech & DramaTechnical Award13
Art & DesignGCSE1
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE56
BiologyGCSE61
Business Studies:SingleGCSE1
ChemistryGCSE60
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE40
Design & TechnologyGCSE32
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Mosslands School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
122
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
92
2nd preference
53
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
92
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
166
166
0
Year 8
160
160
0
Year 9
160
160
0
Year 10
177
177
0
Year 11
188
188
0
Year 12
70
68
2
Year 13
71
69
2
Year 14
5
5
0
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
86.4%
85.6%
Further education
22.0%
23.0%
35.4%
School sixth form
54.0%
47.2%
36.6%
Sixth form college
6.0%
14.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
1.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
2.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
6.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.7%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
33.0%
71.0%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
10.0%
29.2%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
0.7%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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