Foxfield School
Community special school · Mixed · Wirral
New Hey Road, Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
90.2%
25.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
242
Capacity used
Over capacity114%
212 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Becky McBride
- Address
- New Hey Road, Woodchurch, CH49 5LF
- Phone
- 01516418810
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward / constituency
- Upton · Wirral West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 105131
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 57% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
242 pupils · 212 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 167 pupils
Attendance
90.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
3.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 25 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.