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The Observatory School

URN
127715
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The Observatory School
URN
127715
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
7-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

26 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

20

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
4 March 2025
Inspection date
14 January 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 4 March 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 4 March 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Wirral
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Wirral)
School website
www.theobservatoryschool.wirral.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Wirral to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

0.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

0.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

CH43 7QT - Bidston Village Road, Bidston, Prenton, Merseyside

Contact details

Address
Bidston Village Road, Bidston, Prenton, Merseyside
Postcode
CH43 7QT
Phone
1516527093
Website
www.theobservatoryschool.wirral.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Wirral
Local authority code
344

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 252 schools in Wirral.

Authority statistics

Total schools

252

Open schools

137

Closed schools

115

Primary schools

157

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 4 March 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 4 March 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    4 March 202514 January 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 4 March 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      4 March 2025
      Inspected
      14 January 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    5.9

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    0.0%

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    0.0%

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    0.0%

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    45.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    5.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    35.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    44

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary157 (63.1%)
    • Secondary44 (17.7%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other48 (19.3%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Vyner Primary School235 mPrimaryClosed
    St Oswald's Bidston CofE Primary School245 mPrimaryClosed
    Bidston CofE Infant School245 mPrimaryClosed
    Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School245 mPrimaryOpen
    Ballantyne Junior School248 mPrimaryClosed
    Holy Cross Catholic Primary School853 mPrimaryOpen
    St Paul's Catholic Primary School901 mPrimaryOpen
    Wirral Wrap1.1 kmNot applicableOpen
    Manor Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Manor Primary School1.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Vyner Primary School
      Distance
      235 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Oswald's Bidston CofE Primary School
      Distance
      245 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Bidston CofE Infant School
      Distance
      245 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
      Distance
      245 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Wirral)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Arrowe Hall SchoolNot applicableCH49 5LWClosed
    Avalon SchoolNot applicableCH48 2HEOpen
    Benty Heath School and KindergartenNot applicableCH64 1SBClosed
    Birkenhead High SchoolNot applicableCH43 1TYClosed
    Birkenhead SchoolNot applicableCH43 2JDOpen
    • Arrowe Hall School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      CH49 5LW
      Status
      Closed
    • Avalon School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      CH48 2HE
      Status
      Open
    • Benty Heath School and Kindergarten
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      CH64 1SB
      Status
      Closed
    • Birkenhead High School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      CH43 1TY
      Status
      Closed
    • Birkenhead School
    Ballantyne Junior School
    Distance
    248 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    853 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Paul's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    901 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Wirral Wrap
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Manor Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Manor Primary School
    Distance
    1.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    CH43 2JD
    Status
    Open