Progress Schools - Hamilton Square, Wirral
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square is an independent school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Wirral. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2025.
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2025)
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square in detail
Results
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Progress Schools - Hamilton Square can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to Progress Schools - Hamilton Square are Progress Schools - Wirral (0.7 miles, Good); Nazene Danielle School of Performing Arts (1.1 miles); Prenton Preparatory School (1.6 miles); and Birkenhead School (1.8 miles).
Progress Schools - WirralNazene Danielle School of Performing ArtsPrenton Preparatory SchoolBirkenhead School
Who goes there
In 2026, 23 pupils (65.7%) received SEN support and 10 (28.6%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Birkenhead Hamilton Square Rail Station, about 110 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).
24 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hamilton Square Station (outside), 110 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Progress Schools - Hamilton Square stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 394 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This school specialises in supporting pupils who have struggled in mainstream education, creating a calm and respectful environment where they can rebuild their confidence. Staff place strong emphasis on developing pupils' emotional resilience and helping them understand their next steps after school, with successful outcomes into employment or further education. The school offers engaging enrichment activities and a comprehensive approach to helping young people understand how to navigate modern life.
Key Strengths
- Strong relationships and calm, respectful school environment that helps pupils engage with learning
- Effective behaviour support and attendance strategies that help pupils manage emotions and develop resilience
- Well-developed curriculum in English, mathematics and science that is logically ordered and consistently delivered
- Comprehensive personal, social, health and economic education programme
- Effective work experience and career guidance that helps pupils progress to appropriate next steps
Areas for Improvement
- Curriculum in subjects beyond English, maths and science is underdeveloped, limiting what pupils learn across the full range of subjects
- Staff lack sufficient subject-specific knowledge to teach all subjects effectively, causing uneven learning across the curriculum
- Assessment information is not always used well to match learning activities to pupils' starting points and address knowledge gaps
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Go-karting, trampolining, virtual reality experiences including virtual museum visits, work experience opportunities, encounters with people from different professions
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square is an independent school for pupils aged 14-16 with social, emotional and mental health needs, most of whom have been excluded from mainstream schools. The school requires improvement overall, though behaviour and personal development are good.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
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Getting There
Train Stations
Ferry Terminals
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 28
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 20 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wirral is 15 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
58%
Available places
35 pupils
60 places
25 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Wirral
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wirral
Across Wirral council
Places available
3,889
Applications
3,305
Got 1st preference
95.3%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All secondary applications across Wirral council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
23
SEN Support
10
EHC Plans
94.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
35
Total Pupils
24
Boys
11
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
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Questions parents ask about Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
What are GCSE results like at Progress Schools - Hamilton Square?
The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Progress Schools - Hamilton Square can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.
What is Progress Schools - Hamilton Square's Ofsted rating?
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2025.
Does Progress Schools - Hamilton Square meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in July 2025, Progress Schools - Hamilton Square met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to Progress Schools - Hamilton Square?
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square has around 35 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Progress Schools - Hamilton Square?
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Progress Schools - Hamilton Square?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 28 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 20 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wirral is 15 (the median across 136 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Progress Schools - Hamilton Square?
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square is at 60 Hamilton Square, Wirral, Wirral, CH41 5AT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)