The Oldershaw School
About the school
The Oldershaw School is an open secondary school in Wirral.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 1 April 2025
- Published
- 24 June 2025
- Inspection type
- S8 No Formal Designation Visit
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Category of concern: SM
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Inadequate
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 28
- Wirral
- 45.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Wirral
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 12.20%
- Wirral
- 44.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 28.80%
- Wirral
- 62.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 0.60%
- Wirral
- 38.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.25
- Wirral
- 3.96
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- E+
Average A-level points
- School
- 13.64
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
825
Girls
37.82%
Boys
62.18%
SEN support
27.27%
Education, health and care plan
9.21%
English as an additional language
2.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
63.13%
Overall absence
15.91
Persistent absence
43.9
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
167
Sustained education or employment
83%
Education
77%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
11%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
37
Sustained education or employment
70%
Higher education
27%
Further education
16%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
27%