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The Observatory School

The Observatory School
Bidston Village Road
Bidston
Birkenhead
Merseyside
England
CH437QT

📞 phone: 01516 527093

👨‍🏫 acting headteacher: Mr Gregory Chiswell

🌍 web: www.theobservatoryschool.wirral.sch.uk


103 pupils mixed gender
55 pupils capacity: 187% full

79 boys 77%

24 girls 23%

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Community special school

Special classes
Has Special Classes
URN
127715
Establishment type
Community special school
Establishment #
7215
Open date
1. September 2005
Reason open
New Provision
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 328381, Northing: 390239
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 53.404, Longitude: -3.0787
Accepting pupils
11—16 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
14. March 2018
Region › Const. › Ward
North West › Birkenhead › Bidston and St James
SEN priorities
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Free school meals %
68.90
Learning provider ref #
10017755

School governors

  • Mr Gregory Chiswell, Governor
    (1. September 2017—31. August 2025)
  • Kerry Menzies, Governor
    (5. June 2019—4. June 2023)
  • Jacqui Kearney, Governor
    (17. December 2021—16. December 2025)
  • Mrs Jane Owens, Chair of Governors
    (17. December 2021—16. December 2025)
  • Mr Kevin Smith, Governor
    (17. December 2021—16. December 2025)
  • Mr Matthew Lord, Governor
    (17. December 2021—16. December 2025)
  • Mr Peter Duncan Haworth, Governor
    (17. December 2021—16. December 2025)
  • Miss Karen Warren, Governor
    (1. January 2023—31. December 2025)
  • Mr Kishan Bhalsod, Governor
    (12. November 2019—11. November 2023)
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Schools nearby

  1. The Observatory School, CH437QT (103 pupils)
  2. 0.1 miles Vyner Primary School, CH437QT
  3. 0.2 miles St Oswald's Bidston CofE Primary School, CH437XG
  4. 0.2 miles Ballantyne Junior School, CH437XG
  5. 0.2 miles Bidston CofE Infant School, CH437XG
  6. 0.2 miles Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School, CH437XG (448 pupils)
  7. 0.5 miles Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, CH417DU (142 pupils)
  8. 0.6 miles St Paul's Catholic Primary School, CH437TE (116 pupils)
  9. 0.7 miles Manor Primary School, CH437ZU (146 pupils)
  10. 0.7 miles Oxley School, L461RA
  11. 0.8 miles Leasowe Primary School, CH461RU (267 pupils)
  12. 0.8 miles Clare Mount Specialist Sports College, CH469PA (247 pupils)
  13. 0.9 miles Castleway Nursery School, CH461RN (106 pupils)
  14. 0.9 miles Sandbrook Primary School, CH469PS (96 pupils)
  15. 0.9 miles Bidston Avenue Primary School, CH410DQ (460 pupils)
  16. 0.9 miles Wallasey School, PR82JY
  17. 0.9 miles Bidston Avenue Infant School, CH410DQ
  18. 0.9 miles Bidston Avenue Junior School, CH410DQ
  19. 0.9 miles The Henry Meoles School, L97AG
  20. 0.9 miles The Kingsway Academy, PR82JY (129 pupils)
  21. 1 mile Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, CH468UG (364 pupils)
  22. 1 mile Wirral Hospitals' School, CH461RB (33 pupils)
  23. 1 mile Orrets Meadow School, CH469QQ (72 pupils)
  24. 1.1 miles Portland Primary School, CH410AB (176 pupils)
  25. 1.1 miles Co-op Academy Portland, CH410AB (180 pupils)

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