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The Mosslands School

Mosslands Drive, Wallasey, Merseyside, CH45 8PJ ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2024

At a glance

A state boys' secondary school for ages 11–18 in Wallasey. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (February 2024). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 35.2 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 133 families put it first for 138 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 848
Gender: Boys
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher: Mr Adrian Whiteley

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 28 Feb 2024

Requires improvementOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Sixth form: Requires improvement

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 176 pupils

Attainment 8

35.2

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

19.9%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

41.5%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-0.83

2023/24 · CI -1.04 to -0.63

This school

35.2

Wirral

45.3

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

138

1st preferences

133

All applications

254

1st prefs per place

0.96

Fewer first choices than places

133 of 133 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

897

Capacity

1,573

54% full

Girls / boys

0/100

Boys

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)42.3%
English as an additional language3.2%
SEN support21.1%
Education, Health and Care plan2.8%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.