Community school · Wirral

The Mosslands School

11–18Ages
848Pupils
SecondaryPhase
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
105103URN

Mosslands Drive, Wallasey, CH45 8PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Wirral median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WirralSelective

254 applications for 138 places · 17th of 20 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

34.5of 90

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

18th of 20 in Wirral

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 28 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Sixth form provision			Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Wirral median (2.1) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

254 applications · 138 places offered · 133 named it first

2026 1.8; Wirral median median 2.1
2025 1.8; Wirral median median 2.1
2024 1.5; Wirral median median 2.1
2023 1.3; Wirral median median 2.1
2022 1.5; Wirral median median 2.2
2021 1.4; Wirral median median 2.1
2020 1.5; Wirral median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Wirral median median 2.0
2018 1.5; Wirral median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Wirral median median 2.1
2016 1.7; Wirral median median 2.1
2015 1.6; Wirral median median 2.2
2014 1.8; Wirral median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Wirral median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	138	254	1.8	133	0.96
Sep 2025	120	212	1.8	98	0.82
Sep 2024	122	178	1.5	92	0.75
Sep 2023	196	259	1.3	131	0.67
Sep 2022	179	260	1.5	116	0.65
Sep 2021	211	289	1.4	153	0.73
Sep 2020	196	293	1.5	173	0.88
Sep 2019	199	288	1.5	177	0.89
Sep 2018	218	321	1.5	202	0.93
Sep 2017	189	283	1.5	175	0.93
Sep 2016	149	260	1.7	142	0.95
Sep 2015	148	232	1.6	132	0.89
Sep 2014	158	288	1.8	150	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

152 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)34.518th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths16%19th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 29% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths43%

Wirral 53% England 66%

This school
Wirral median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.83

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	152	34.5	16%	43%	–
2024/25	176	35.2	20%	42%	–
2023/24	188	33.5	15%	44%	−0.83
2022/23	212	33.7	18%	41%	−0.76

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Mosslands SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 34.5Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Wirral

2026

2.3applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
Weatherhead High School
0.8 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.6applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Oldershaw
1.2 km · Wirral

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 29.0Attainment 8
St Anselm's College
3.4 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 63.1Attainment 8 Selective
Birkenhead Park School
3.5 km · Wirral

2026

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Birkenhead High School Academy
3.6 km · Wirral

Good2023

4.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Ridgeway High School
4.3 km · Wirral

Good2024

2.1applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Upton Hall School FCJ
4.3 km · Wirral

Outstanding2022

2.0applications per place 65.6Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 105103 · 344/4066
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,573 pupils · 848 on roll
Free school meals: 41.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Mosslands Drive, Wallasey, CH45 8PJ
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources