Kilgarth School

A outstanding community special school school in Wirral. Explore Ofsted ratings, admissions information, and performance data for Kilgarth School.

Birkenhead, CH418BA Ofsted: Outstanding Age 11-16 Boys intake
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Performance Score

Overall school rating

100

/ 100

Special weighted harmonic mean of 1 indicators

Indicators used for Special schools

Ofsted inspection outcome
100.0
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 100.0%
Raw: Outstanding

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Primary schools

  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 40.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Secondary schools

  • Progress 8 score 40.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

All-through schools

  • Progress 8 score 25.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 15.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Secondary with Sixth Form schools

  • Progress 8 score 20.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • Continue in education or training 20.0%
  • Sustained employment 20.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Sixth Form Only schools

  • Continue in education or training 40.0%
  • Sustained employment 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Special schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Alternative Provision schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Independent schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Ofsted Inspection

Official inspection outcomes

Outstanding
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Last inspected
10 March 2015
Previous grade
Good
Quality of education
9
Behaviour & attitudes
9
Personal development
9
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
9

Source: Ofsted inspection outcomes. Grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate.

Contact Information

How to reach this school

Source: GIAS
Address
Cavendish Street
Birkenhead, CH418BA
Phone
1516528071
Website
kilgarthschool.co.uk/

Location

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School Information

Basic details and characteristics

Source: GIAS
URN
105130
Type
Community special school
Phase
Special
Address
Cavendish Street, Birkenhead, CH41 8BA
Website
http://kilgarthschool.co.uk/
Age range
11-16
Gender
Boys
Religious character
Does not apply
School status
Open
Capacity
55 pupils
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Sixth Form
No
Nursery
No

School Performance Data

Official government statistics

Source: DfE

School Demographics

Total Pupils
59
Free School Meals
76.3% (45 pupils)
Special Educational Needs
100.0% (59 pupils)

Daily Attendance

Attendance Rate
73.0%
Needs improvement
Persistent Absence
63.3%
Missing 10%+ of school days

Calculated Fields

Derived insights and analysis

Source: Calculated

Class Size Information

Average Class Size
5 pupils
Excellent
Pupils per Year Group
10
Average across all year groups
Total School Size
59 pupils
11-16

From the School Website

Information extracted from the school's own website

Source: School Website

Ethos & Values

"Always Growing, Always Learning"

Relationships come first Everybody matters, all the time We act with integrity We learn from each other We work hard

Head Teacher's Message

I am delighted to introduce you to Kilgarth School. We are an amazing community for young men with additional social, emotional and mental health needs.

Curriculum Highlights

Provide a programme of study with appropriate modifications that aligns with the national curriculum 2014 Provide a range of certification routes that allow success for all e.g. Entry Level / Vocational and GCSE qualifications Promote an approach that re-engages young people in school and learning, enabling them to develop a growth mind-set, improve their mental health and well-being and establish themselves within our school’s caring and safe community Help pupils to build positive and trusting relationships with staff that allows them to focus on their learning Provide a positive, predictable and safe environment for pupils to learn to manage their behaviours in a way that allows them and others to learn Prepare pupils for working life through a programme of life skills, SEAL and other opportunities e.g. work experience and learning outside the classroom Utilise diagnostic testing systems and other sources of data to establish accurate starting points for pupils and set targets in line with national expectations Increase curriculum time dedicated to the teaching of English and Mathematics, to provide time to build upon basic skills so that pupils establish a level of reading competency that enables them to access the secondary curriculum Reduce class sizes to support learning across the majority of the curriculum Ensure that all teachers are teachers of literacy first and promote literacy across the curriculum Provide literacy intervention to accelerate progress and foster reading for pleasure Offer rewards to promote positive choices and good attitudes to learning alongside accountability for each pupil’s own learning Maintain strong links with partner organisations e.g. Career Connect and alternative provision organisations to provide work-related progression routes for pupils that require individual curriculum pathways Deliver a programme of study to develop pupils’ social and emotional learning based upon the 5 competencies of SEAL Establish high expectations and accountability for learning throughout the school day

Admissions Criteria

Kilgarth School is for young men with additional social, emotional and mental health needs.

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