Elleray Park School, Wallasey

Outstanding
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Clare McGuinness
Pupils:222 / 210 capacity
LA:Wirral
Phone:01516393594
Address:Elleray Park Road, Wallasey, CH45 0LH
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Overall

URN:105132
UKPRN:10077025
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Wallasey
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Elleray Park School provides outstanding support for children with complex learning disabilities, with staff who truly understand each child's needs and help them achieve real progress. Parents consistently praise the school's caring approach, specialist medical support, and ability to help pupils succeed within their own capabilities. The school creates a happy, safe environment where pupils thrive academically, personally, and physically.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptional teaching tailored to each pupil's specific needs, resulting in outstanding progress
  • Strong relationships between school, parents, and pupils built on detailed understanding of individual needs
  • Excellent pupil behaviour and attitudes to learning throughout the school
  • Comprehensive therapy and medical support services integrated into daily routines
  • Innovative science teaching that sparks curiosity and investigation skills

Areas for Improvement

  • Strengthen analysis of serious incident records to identify trends more quickly
  • Extend progress tracking to better measure improvements in pupils' personal development

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective with thorough adult checks, trained staff in physical intervention and medication administration, and a strong Prevent duty programme to build pupils' resilience and promote tolerance.

Extracurricular Activities

Forest Schools Project, play leaders responsibility roles

Elleray Park School continues to be rated outstanding and has maintained excellent quality education since its last inspection in 2010. The acting leadership team has seamlessly continued the school's strong focus on supporting pupils with complex learning disabilities.

At a Glance

56.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMathsWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

New Brighton Rail Station (Entrance)
722m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

Glen Park Road (adj)
158m · 3 min walk
Elleray Park Road (adj)
165m · 3 min walk
Gorsehill Road (nr)
176m · 3 min walk
Gerrard Road (adj)
177m · 3 min walk
Warren Drive (adj)
265m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

106%

Over capacity

222 pupils

210 capacity

12 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Wallasey

Low pressure
New homes approved:403
Projected new pupils:73

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wallasey

Admissions Demand - Wirral

Low demand0.86x oversubscription

Places available

3,974

Applications

3,417

Got 1st preference

95.1%

Got preferred school

99.2%

Secondary admissions across Wirral (2025/26)

Inspection History(105)

Date not published by Ofsted
Outstanding
Date not published by Ofsted
Outstanding
Date not published by Ofsted
Outstanding

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.33155%

Overall absence

28.30189%

Persistent absence

212

Enrolments

Authorised6.95116%
Unauthorised1.38039%
Persistent (10%+)28.30189%
Severe (50%+)0.4717%

Absence trend

8.38715%
18/19
5.31138%
20/21
10.46043%
21/22
10.93433%
22/23
8.87231%
23/24
8.33155%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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