Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Birkenhead · CH41 8DU · Wirral
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
OpenURN 105130
Kilgarth School
Community special school · Birkenhead · CH41 8BA
Age range
Ages 11–16
Pupils
63
Local authority
Wirral
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Boys community special school, Ages 11–16, in Birkenhead, Wirral, 63 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school. Free school meals: 87.3%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Boys
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 105130
Location
- Address
- Cavendish Street
- Postcode
- CH41 8BA
- Town
- Birkenhead
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Wirral
- District
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- Boys / girls
- 63 / 0
- School capacity
- 55
- Capacity fill
- 63 / 55 (115%)
- Free school meals
- 87.3%
- FSM pupils
- 55
- Gender
- Boys
School characteristics
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Jane Westlake
- Telephone
- 01516528071