Edstart Schools Wirral
Edstart Schools Wirral is an independent special school in Wallasey for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 50 pupils and room for 60.
237 Liscard Road, Wallasey, CH44 5TH0750 209 5422edstartschools.comMr Kevin Buchanan headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2024: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
7 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wirral council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 50 | 32 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 94% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 6% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 220 m | 196 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Park Primary School | Council | 500 m | 401 | Good 2023 | 31 | Compare |
| The Oldershaw School | Academy | 690 m | 774 | No overall grade 2025 | 1 | Compare |
| Liscard Primary School | Council | 710 m | 704 | Good 2023 | 54 | Compare |
| Egremont Primary School | Academy | 870 m | 275 | Report card 2026 | 39 | Compare |
| Somerville Primary School | Council | 920 m | 379 | Good 2023 | 26 | Compare |
| Somerville Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 0.6 miles | 62 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Weatherhead High School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 1,500 | Good 2022 | 26 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Edstart Schools Wirral a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Edstart Schools Wirral yet.
How many pupils does Edstart Schools Wirral have?
50 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 60 places, so it is 83% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 237 Liscard Road, Wallasey, CH44 5TH
- Telephone
- 0750 209 5422
- Website
- www.edstartschools.com
- Headteacher
- Mr Kevin Buchanan
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward
- Liscard
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 29 February 2024 (new provision)
- URN
- 150427 · LAESTAB 3446020
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.