What ages does Stanley School teach?

Stanley School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Wirral.

Who is the headteacher of Stanley School?

The headteacher of Stanley School is Miss Holly Barker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Stanley School been inspected?

Ofsted has inspected Stanley School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.

How many pupils are at Stanley School?

Stanley School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.

Is Stanley School full?

Stanley School has capacity for 170 pupils and 183 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.

Is Stanley School a faith school?

No. Stanley School has no designated religious character.

What SEN provision does Stanley School have?

The schools register lists Stanley School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.

How have Stanley School's results changed over recent years?

Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.

What is Stanley School's absence rate?

Stanley School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.

What are Stanley School's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanley School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.

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Stanley School

Greenbank Drive, Pensby, Wirral, CH61 5UE

Phase: Special schools
School type: Community special school
Ages: 2 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Headteacher: Miss Holly Barker
SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Constituency: Wirral West
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 170
Pupils on roll: 183
URN: 105138
Local authority: Wirral
Website: School website
Telephone: 01513426741

About this school

Stanley School is a community special school in Wirral. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 183 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has inspected Stanley School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Ofsted judgement

England: previous inspection framework

Inspected 29 March 2023 · short inspection

Good

Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one

Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.

Read the full report on Ofsted's website

Exam results

Key stage 2 (end of primary school)

Measure	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 2	20	21	21
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	0%	0%	0%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0%	0%	0%
Expected standard in reading	0%	0%	0%
Expected standard in maths	0%	0%	0%
Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	0%	0%	0%
Average scaled score in reading	-	-	-
Average scaled score in maths	-	-	-
Reading progress	-2.60	-	-
Writing progress	-2.30	-	-
Maths progress	-2.90	-	-

Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.

Trends over time

How Stanley School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Key stage 2: reading, writing and maths expected standard

Year	This school	Wirral average	England average
2022/23	0%	52%	57.9%
2023/24	0%	50.3%	58.8%
2024/25	0%	53.3%	60.3%

Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.

Overall absence rate

Year	This school	England average
2022/23	8.2%	6.8%
2023/24	8.3%	6.6%
2024/25	8.5%	6.2%

Department for Education pupil absence data.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2022/23	143
2023/24	152
2024/25	175

School census, spring count each academic year.

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years): 41.95%
English as an additional language: 5.1%
Overall absence: 8.48%
Persistent absence: 27.49%

Location

Nearby schools

Meadowside School
Special schools · Wirral

2.3 miles
Foxfield School
Special schools · Woodchurch

2.3 miles
Gilbrook School
Special schools

2.5 miles
Horizons Independent School
Special schools · Birkenhead

3.2 miles
Birkenhead School
Independent schools · Prenton

3.4 miles

Other schools in Wirral

Hayfield School Special schools
Meadowside School Special schools
Orrets Meadow School Academies
West Kirby School and College Special schools
Wirral Hospitals' School Academies
Castleway Nursery School Nursery
Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre Nursery
Barnston Primary School Primary
Black Horse Hill Infant School Primary
Black Horse Hill Junior School Primary
Brackenwood Infant School Primary
Brackenwood Junior School Primary

Common questions

What ages does Stanley School teach?: Stanley School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Wirral.
Who is the headteacher of Stanley School?: The headteacher of Stanley School is Miss Holly Barker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Stanley School been inspected?: Ofsted has inspected Stanley School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
How many pupils are at Stanley School?: Stanley School has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
Is Stanley School full?: Stanley School has capacity for 170 pupils and 183 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
Is Stanley School a faith school?: No. Stanley School has no designated religious character.
What SEN provision does Stanley School have?: The schools register lists Stanley School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
How have Stanley School's results changed over recent years?: Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
What is Stanley School's absence rate?: Stanley School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
What are Stanley School's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanley School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.