Horizons Independent School
Horizons Independent School is an independent special school in Birkenhead for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 24 pupils and room for 35.
60 Mendip Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8NU0151 294 2826horizonseducation.orgMrs Corynne Peace headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
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.
What parents say
From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 10 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for all schools with enough answers to publish.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshire Park Primary School | Council | 480 m | 413 | Not inspected | 10 | Compare |
| Prenton High School for Girls | Academy | 650 m | 770 | Good 2022 | 29 | Compare |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead | Academy | 710 m | 237 | Good 2022 | 64 | Compare |
| Bedford Drive Primary School | Council | 740 m | 406 | Good 2022 | 13 | Compare |
| Woodchurch Road Academy | Academy | 0.6 miles | 171 | Report card 2025 | 54 | Compare |
| Mersey Park Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 452 | Not inspected | 73 | Compare |
| Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 207 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Prenton Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 393 | Report card 2026 | 29 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Horizons Independent School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Horizons Independent School yet.
How many pupils does Horizons Independent School have?
24 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 35 places, so it is 69% full.
Does Horizons Independent School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
What do parents say about Horizons Independent School?
90% of the 10 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 70% say their child is happy there. Across England, 84% of parents would recommend their child's school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 60 Mendip Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8NU
- Telephone
- 0151 294 2826
- Website
- www.horizonseducation.org
- Headteacher
- Mrs Corynne Peace
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward
- Prenton
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 13 February 2025 (new provision)
- URN
- 151346 · LAESTAB 3446026 · UKPRN 10099581
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.
- 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.