Hayfield School, Wirral
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hayfield School excels at understanding each child's individual needs and removing barriers to learning. Teachers provide highly personalised support that helps pupils develop both academically and socially, with particularly outstanding results in the early years. The school has a special talent for preparing pupils to succeed in mainstream schools, where former pupils continue to thrive.
Key Strengths
- Early years provision is outstanding with consistently high progress rates from low starting points
- Leaders and teachers know pupils exceptionally well and provide highly personalised support
- Good progress in phonics, spelling and reading due to skilled teaching
- Pupils are well cared for with excellent behaviour management and support for social and communication skills
- Strong commitment to equality and inclusion, recognised through 'school for sanctuary' and 'rights respecting award' accreditation
Areas for Improvement
- Writing development is slow due to weak comprehension skills and insufficient opportunities for longer written tasks
- Attendance is low, especially for disadvantaged pupils, causing missed learning
- Leaders and governors lack clear oversight of pupil progress from entry to end of key stage
- Action plans lack clear accountability measures such as deadlines, success criteria and responsibility assignments
- Some annual reviews have not been completed within required timeframes
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with accurate pre-employment checks, updated staff training on child protection, and a compliant single central record.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, wake and shake physical activity, indoor sensory trails, visits to mainstream schools, sports with specialist PE teacher support
Hayfield School is a good school that knows its pupils exceptionally well and is committed to removing barriers to learning. The school provides a safe, inclusive environment where pupils who return to mainstream education thrive.
At a Glance
62.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 7%. Maths has remained stable at around 3%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Wirral
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wirral
Admissions Demand - Wirral
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(5)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.41838%
Overall absence
23.97661%
Persistent absence
171
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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