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Foxfield School

Special school · Secondary, ages 11 to 19 · Mixed · Sixth form

New Hey Road, Woodchurch, CH49 5LF

0151 641 8810 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 31 October 2012; confirmed 2023
Pupils242Room for 212
Free school meals57%of pupils eligible now

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 31 October 2012.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Outcomes for pupilsGood
Leadership and managementGood

Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 8 February 2023: Ofsted found the school was still Good.

Read the full Ofsted reports for this school

Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

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Results

After Year 11

Where pupils went next. DfE measures this for pupils who finished in an earlier year, so these figures describe a previous year group.

16 pupils in this year group.

94% — 3 points above the Wirral average, and 2 points above the England average.

MeasureThis schoolWirralEngland
Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or workPupils recorded in sustained education, apprenticeship or employment in the year after finishing Year 11. 94% 91% 92%
School sixth form 0% 38% 34%
Sixth form college 0% 19% 13%
Further education college 0% 25% 37%
Apprenticeship 0% 3% 3%
Work 0% 3% 3%

Stayed in education, an apprenticeship or work, over time

2023/242024/25
100%94%

Source: DfE key stage 4 destination measures, 2024/25 performance tables. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Wirral. The national closing date for secondary applications is 31 October, and offers are sent on 1 March.

Admissions dates and schools in Wirral

Pupils, staff and SEND

This is a special school for children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP). Places are arranged through the council's SEND team, not the normal admissions round. It caters for: Autism; Multi-sensory impairment; Severe learning difficulties; Profound and multiple learning difficulties.

PupilsThis schoolWirralEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years 56.0% 59.4%* 51.9%
With an education, health and care plan 99.5% 99.8%* 99.5%
Receiving special educational needs support 0.5% 0.2%* 0.5%
English as an additional language 4.7% 3.2%* 14.4%
Overall absence (sessions missed) 9.8% 12.0%* 12.8%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more) 25.8% 32.2%* 35.3%
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.0 27.5 12.3
Pupils suspended at least once 0.0% 9.7% 5.1%
Pupils permanently excluded0 pupils 0.00% 0.17% 0.08%
Pupils per teacher 6.4 6.6 6.6
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff) 2.1 2.6 2.3
Teachers who left during the year 6.3% 5.9%* 14.3%*

Comparisons are with special schools. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

SEND provision: Get Information about Schools (DfE).

Nearby special schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Foxfield School's Ofsted rating?

Foxfield School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 31 October 2012. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 8 February 2023, Ofsted found the school was still Good.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.