SCHOOL PROFILE

The Oldershaw School: data, trends and context

The Oldershaw School is a secondary school in Wirral. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
136895
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
Wirral
Region
North West
Trust
THE OLDERSHAW SCHOOL
Postcode
CH45 4RJ
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
774
FSM eligible
62.8%
EAL / First language other than English
4.0%
SEND (total)
37.2%
SEN Support
25.2%
EHCP
12.0%
White British
89.4%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
84.1%
Overall absence
15.9%
Persistent absence
43.9%
Severe absence
11.1%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
WirralLocal authority90.7%9.3%4.0%
North WestRegion91.2%8.8%3.8%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
42.4%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
16.6%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.85%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
28.0
English & maths grade 5+
12.2%
English & maths grade 4+
28.8%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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The Oldershaw School is a secondary school in Wirral. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.