Claughton North in Wirral Early years summary

Local area: Claughton North

Local authority: Wirral

Summary

Claughton North (E02001481) is part of Wirral local authority (view on map). Claughton North has an approximate population of 8,200 people, of which 5.2% are children 5 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Claughton North neighbours Poulton, Bidston Hill, Noctorum North & Upton East, Claughton South & Oxton North, and Noctorum South.

Headlines for early years in Wirral

The data below is only available at local authority level

  • 2.4% of pupils in state-funded settings in Wirral have an EHC plan compared to 1.4% nationally. This places it among the top 10% of areas with pupils that have an EHC plan in state-funded settings
  • 2.9% of pupils in Wirral have been issued an EHC plan from their local authority compared to 1.6% nationally. This places it among the top 10% of areas with pupils that have an EHC plan
  • In Wirral, 90% of the funded places for 2-year-olds have been taken up, which is higher than the national at 72%. This places it among the top 10% of areas
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Claughton North is the 22nd least deprived area in Wirral (out of 42) with 32% of children living in low-income families, compared to 40% across Wirral and 38% nationally.

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Provider information

Registered childcare providers

Claughton North has 4 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Claughton North
All childcare providers 4
Childminders 3
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 1

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Claughton North since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Summary of Ofsted findings

Summary of Ofsted findings

Inspection of Wirral’s local authority children’s services

These inspections focus on the effectiveness of local authority services and arrangements:

  • to help and protect children, and enable families to stay together and get the help they need
  • the experiences and progress of children in care wherever they live, including those children who return home
  • the arrangements for permanence for children who are looked after, in stable, loving homes, including adoption
  • the experiences and progress of care leavers.
Inspection type Inspection start date Overall effectiveness Impact of leaders Help and protection Children in care Care leavers
ILACS Standard Inspection 18 September 2023 Requires improvement to be good Requires improvement to be good Requires improvement to be good Requires improvement to be good Requires improvement to be good

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Area SEND inspection of Wirral Local Area Partnership

The purpose of an area SEND inspection is to:

  • provide an independent, external evaluation of the effectiveness of the local area partnership’s arrangements for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
  • where appropriate, recommend what the local area partnership should do to improve the arrangements.
Inspection outcome

Wirral was last inspected on 27 January 2025.

There are widespread and/or systemic failings leading to significant concerns about the experiences and outcomes of children and young people with SEND, which the local area partnership must address urgently. The local area partnership must prepare and submit a priority area SEND action plan addressing the areas for priority action that we identified.

They were given 3 areas for priority action.

A monitoring inspection will be carried out within approximately 18 months. The next full area SEND inspection will be within approximately 3 years.

Ofsted and Care Quality Commission (CQC) ask that the local area partnership updates and publishes its strategic plan based on the recommendations set out in this report.

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Joint targeted area inspection of Wirral local authority

The agencies for these inspections can include the police, children’s social care, probation services, education and relevant health services. Inspectors will also evaluate how local agencies work with education and childcare providers. The focus of these inspections is how effectively the local safeguarding partners work together at the practice and strategic levels.

Theme Inspection start date Link
Prevention and early intervention 12 December 2022 Link

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Early years population

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Percentage of Claughton North population by age group

Table showing percentage of Claughton North population by age group

% in Claughton North % in Wirral % National
Age 5 and under 5.2% 5.9% 6.4%
Under 1 year 0.7% 0.9% 1.0%
1 year 0.9% 0.9% 1.0%
2 years 1.0% 1.0% 1.1%
3 years 0.8% 1.0% 1.1%
4 years 1.0% 1.0% 1.1%
5 years 0.8% 1.1% 1.1%

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Local authority context

Early years pupil premium

In Wirral, 7.1% of children are receiving the early years pupil premium, compared to 5.1% nationally.

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Percentage of children in receipt of early years pupil premium

Table showing the percentage of children in receipt of early years pupil premium

Number in Wirral % in Wirral % National
Receiving pupil premium 1,381 7.1% 5.1%

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Children looked after

The percentage of 'children looked after' in Wirral is 0.5% for under 1 year olds and 0.6% for 1 to 4 year olds. The national average is 0.6% for under 1 year olds and 0.4% for 1 to 4 year olds.

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Table showing percentage of children looked after in Wirral

Number in Wirral % in Wirral % National
Children looked after (under 1 year) 15 0.5% 0.6%
Children looked after (aged 1 to 4 years) 81 0.6% 0.4%

Percentage of children looked after in Wirral

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Special educational needs and disabilities in state-funded schools

This data is taken from the school census data for children aged 5 and under with special educational needs and disabilities in state-funded settings.

In Wirral, 5.8% of children aged 5 and under receive SEN support in state-funded settings and 2.4% have an EHC plan, compared to 4.5% and 1.4% nationally.

2.4% of pupils in state-funded settings in Wirral have an EHC plan compared to 1.4% nationally. This places it among the top 10% of areas with pupils that have an EHC plan in state-funded settings.

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Percentage of children with SEND in state-funded settings by age group

Table showing percentage of children with SEND in state-funded settings by age group

Number in Wirral % in Wirral % National
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (age 5 and under) 1,114 5.8% 4.5%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (under 2 years) 57 0.6% 0.3%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (3 years) 194 6.0% 3.7%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (4 years) 372 11% 9.2%
Total: SEN support in state-funded settings (5 years) 491 14% 12%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (age 5 and under) 465 2.4% 1.4%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (under 2 years) 3 0% 0%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (3 years) 24 0.7% 0.3%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (4 years) 157 4.6% 3.1%
Total: EHCPs in state-funded settings (5 years) 281 7.9% 4.8%

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Education, health and care plans

This data is taken from the local authority level data for children aged 5 and under issued with an education, health and care (EHC) plan in Wirral.

In Wirral, 2.9% of children aged 5 and under have an EHC plan, compared to 1.6% nationally.

2.9% of pupils in Wirral have been issued an EHC plan from their local authority compared to 1.6% nationally. This places it among the top 10% of areas with pupils that have an EHC plan.

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Percentage of children with an EHCP in Wirral by age group

Table showing percentage of children with an EHCP in Wirral by age group

Number in Wirral % in Wirral % National
Total: Children with an EHCP (age 5 and under) 554 2.9% 1.6%
Total: Children with an EHCP (under 2 years) 13 0.1% 0%
Total: Children with an EHCP (3 years) 57 1.8% 0.8%
Total: Children with an EHCP (4 years) 196 5.7% 3.4%
Total: Children with an EHCP (5 years) 288 8.1% 5.0%

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Early years funded takeup

In Wirral, take-up of funded early years places is 90% for 2-year-olds, 93% for 3-year-olds, and 96% for 4-year-olds, compared to 72%, 88%, and 93% nationally.

In Wirral, 90% of the funded places for 2-year-olds have been taken up, which is higher than the national at 72%. This places it among the top 10% of areas.

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Percentage of eligible children taking up funded early years places

Table showing percentage of eligible children taking up funded early years places

Funded early years places for 2-year-olds Number of eligible 2-year-olds % of population aged 2 % take-up of funded places
Wirral 798 25% 90%
National 119,598 19% 72%
Funded early years places for 3-year-olds Number of eligible 3-year-olds % of population aged 3 % take-up of funded places
Wirral All 3-year olds are eligible 93%
National 88%
Funded early years places for 4-year-olds Number of eligible 4-year-olds % of population aged 4 % take-up of funded places
Wirral All 4-year olds are eligible 96%
National 93%
The 2-, 3-, and 4-year-old funded places tables look different because they measure different things; funded places for 2-year-olds are only for children considered to be disadvantaged, while for 3- and 4-year-olds everyone is entitled to a funded place.

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Children's overweight and obesity

In Wirral, 26% of reception-age children are overweight or obese, compared to 24% nationally.

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Percentage of reception-age children overweight or obese

Table showing percentage of reception-age children overweight or obese

Number in Wirral % in Wirral % National
Children's overweight and obesity (reception-age children) 790 26% 24%

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Oral health

In Wirral, 33% of children aged 5 have visible tooth decay (oral health issues) compared to 22% nationally.

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Percentage of 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay

Table showing percentage of 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay

Number examined in Wirral % examined in Wirral % in Wirral % National
Oral health (visible tooth decay in 5-year-olds) 327 9.4% 33% 22%

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