The Oldershaw School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Inadequate Apr 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 136895
- Address
- Valkyrie Road, CH45 4RJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 825 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 62.2%
- Girls
- 37.8%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 61.2%
- Persistent absence
- 43.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 27.3%
White British 90.5%
Mixed 3.4%
Other White 3%
African 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 1%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 12%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 27.9
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.25
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 19 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 25 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 70 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| English Language | GCSE | 156 |
Admissions
The Oldershaw School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 158
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 80
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 163 92 71 |
| Year 8 | 168 96 72 |
| Year 9 | 159 105 54 |
| Year 10 | 165 111 54 |
| Year 11 | 156 101 55 |
| Year 13 | 14 8 6 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 84.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 25.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 39.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 16.0% 19.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 50.0% 63.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 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% |