Horizons Independent School
Other · Other independent special school · Ages 11–16 · Birkenhead, Wirral
Horizons Independent School is an other school in Birkenhead, Wirral for ages 11–16 (other independent special school).
Key facts
- Address
- 60 Mendip Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8NU
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Wirral
- Pupils on roll
- 24 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- z of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Strengths
- “For many pupils who attend this school, this is their first successful experience of education.”
- “This school helps pupils to reintegrate into education because it values pupils as individuals.”
- “Staff know pupils’ needs well.”
To improve
- “However, most pupils do not learn an academic curriculum.”
- “That said, leaders' actions to improve attendance are at the early stages.”
- “However, some parts of the personal development offer are underdeveloped.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
More with a 3-month pass
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Wirral.
- Utopia 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Birkenhead School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Birkenhead High School Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Progress Schools - Wirral 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Foxfield School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Progress Schools - Hamilton Square 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- IMPACT Northwest Schools 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Wirral Hospitals' School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade