Clare Mount Specialist Sports College

Special
Local authority maintained
Ages 11 to 19

Report card: Strong standard to exceptional

Birket Avenue, Leasowe, CH46 1RAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Clare Mount Specialist Sports College is a special school in Leasowe for ages 11 to 19. It is one of the 135 schools in Wirral. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in May 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 19 May 2026, report published 24 June 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Exceptional
Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
Achievement: Exceptional
Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional
Leadership and governance: Exceptional
Post-16 provision: Strong standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25

43 pupils in the year group

Attainment 8 score19.8

19.8, 26.3 below the England average of 46.1.

Grade 5 or above in English and maths7%

7%, 38.4 percentage points below the England average of 45.4%.

Grade 4 or above in English and maths18.6%

18.6%, 46.2 percentage points below the England average of 64.8%.

Pupils entering the EBacc7%

7%, 33.5 percentage points below the England average of 40.5%.

EBacc average point score1.66

1.66, 2.43 below the England average of 4.09.

Pupil numbers and mix

461 pupils on roll, with places for 400

Eligible for free school meals59%

59%, 32.5 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language2%

2%, 19.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Clare Mount Specialist Sports College

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Orrets Meadow School	0.4 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	Not published
The Observatory School	0.8 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	Attainment 8: 5.9
Wirral Wrap	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Hayfield School	0.9 miles	Ofsted: Good	0% met the expected standard
Gilbrook School	2 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	0% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community special school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 11 to 19
Gender: Mixed
Headteacher: Mr Dan Keefe
Phone: 01516069440
Website: claremountssc.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Birket Avenue, Leasowe, CH46 1RA
Local authority: Wirral
URN: 105129

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.