Meadowside School
Pool Lane, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 5LAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Meadowside School is a special school in Wirral for ages 11 to 19. It is one of the 135 schools in Wirral. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 March 2025, report published 31 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 4 March 2025
This school provides a nurturing environment where pupils and their families are valued and supported. Pupils and students in the sixth form enjoy coming to school. They are happy. Pupils feel well cared for and safe. The school has high expectations for pupils' achievement. Staff take the time to get to know pupils. They understand their special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and interests well. This helps staff work out the best way for individual pupils to learn the curriculum. Pupils receive different, personalised opportunities to learn new information. From their individual starting points, pupils achieve well. Pupils are friendly, respectful and supportive of each other. When required, staff step in quickly when pupils need help to follow the school's rules or to regulate their own emotions. Consequently, pupils' behaviour is calm in lessons and at other times during the day. The school ensures that pupils are well prepared for adult life. Pupils have many opportunities to practise different skills over their school career which support them to move successfully into adulthood. For example, students in the sixth form run a 'community café.' This gives them the chance to apply their skills of communication, teamwork and organisation. Students take these skills into their experience of employment.
What the school should improve
- Occasionally, learning activities are not well matched to what the school intends pupils to learn. As a result, some pupils are not building their knowledge securely. The school should ensure that suitable learning activities are used consistently so that pupils secure and deepen their knowledge and skills across all subjects.
- In a small number of subjects, the school is not effective at evaluating the delivery and impact of the curriculum. This means that some weaknesses are not identified and acted on in a timely manner. In turn, this hinders pupils' achievement in these subjects. The school should ensure that it gathers and evaluates information about the delivery of the curriculum effectively so that it can quickly address any shortcomings.
Exam results
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
15 pupils in the year group
Pupil numbers and mix
114 pupils on roll, with places for 113
Schools near Meadowside School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbrook School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Foxfield School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Hayfield School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Wirral Wrap | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Orrets Meadow School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Paula Wareing
- Phone
- 01516787711
- Address
- Pool Lane, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 5LA
- Local authority
- Wirral
- URN
- 105133
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.