Ofsted: Outstanding

Gilbrook School

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personMrs Kirsten Brown

location_onNone, CH49 8HE

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

4-11

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Gilbrook School is a Community special school school in None, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Gilbrook School is a community special school in None, Wirral, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 63 pupils on roll, of whom 87% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 6.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 18.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 53%

Reading6% LA 69%

Writing0% LA 63%

Maths11% LA 65%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 50%England 61%

Reading8% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths8% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

113

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 52%England 60%

Reading6% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing6% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-13.9

Read

LA -0.2

-17.5 to -10.4

-13.0

Write

LA -0.8

-16.1 to -9.9

-14.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-17.7 to -11.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%England 65%

Reading13% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 70% · Eng 78%

Maths13% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-13.6

Read

LA -0.7

-16.9 to -10.2

-15.5

Write

LA -1.1

-18.6 to -12.4

-13.7

Maths

LA -0.7

-16.7 to -10.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 56%

Reading15% LA 70%

Writing0% LA 72%

Maths4% LA 67%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-10

Read

LA -0.4

-12.4 to -7.6

-14.4

Write

LA -0.6

-16.6 to -12.2

-13.5

Maths

LA -0.8

-15.7 to -11.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 March 2025

Inspection Report

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06 February 2024

Inspection Report

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02 November 2017

Inspection Report

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12 March 2013

Inspection Report

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03 March 2009

Inspection Report

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13 November 2007

Inspection Report

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07 July 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-03-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2017-11-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-03-12

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-11-13

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

15.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

14.3%(9 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 63 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 15.9%, which is above the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	63	10	15.9%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	60	13	21.7%	7.8%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	61	11	18.0%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	59	6	10.2%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	60	5	8.3%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	60	4	6.7%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	60	12	20.0%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	60	12	20.0%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	61	8	13.1%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	60	7	11.7%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	58	6	10.3%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	60	7	11.7%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	59	12	20.3%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	57	19	33.3%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	61	1	1.6%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	61	8	13.1%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	59	8	13.6%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	58	13	22.4%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	56	6	10.7%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	50	7	14.0%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	63	9	14.3%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	60	7	11.7%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	58	9	15.5%	3.7%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	60	7	11.7%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	54	17	31.5%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	49	17	34.7%	3.1%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 63 pupils

Gilbrook School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover