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Wirral Metropolitan College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationBirkenheadWirral
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradez2024/25

Wirral Metropolitan College is a further education in Birkenhead for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Conway Park Campus, Conway Park, Europa Boulevard, Birkenhead, CH41 4NT0151 551 7777wmc.ac.ukMrs Gill Banks principal and chief executiveAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,221 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradez
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,2211,0901,1141,1151,8381,826
Average A level gradezzz–NE–
Applied general courses: points per entry26.9125.9624.5322.91––
T levels: points per entry25.2522.4922.8827.84––

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wirral council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,003 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training60%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 54%, compared with 65% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training20%England 72%
Top-third universities1%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship9%England 6%
Higher technical course2%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 21% went on to degree-level study or training and 0% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training60%62%63%–
Education20%22%26%–
Apprenticeship9%11%9%–
Work30%30%29%–
Not in education, work or training34%31%31%–

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,32312 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate402 per 1,000 people342% higher than the England average
Typical house price£218,000Wirral
Nearest bus stop60 mConway Park Station, 36 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Progress Schools - Hamilton SquareIndependent460 m35Not inspected–Compare
Cathcart Street Primary SchoolCouncil470 m213Requires improvement 20242Compare
IMPACT Northwest SchoolsIndependent530 m72Not inspected–Compare
Progress Schools - WirralIndependent720 m14Not inspected–Compare
The Priory Parish CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England790 m179No overall grade 202519Compare
Woodlands Primary SchoolCouncil860 m314Good 202226Compare
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic990 m210Good 202310Compare
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.8 miles203Good 202321Compare
All schools in WirralAll schools in BirkenheadBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Wirral Metropolitan College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Wirral Metropolitan College yet.

How many pupils does Wirral Metropolitan College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Conway Park Campus, Conway Park, Europa Boulevard, Birkenhead, CH41 4NT
Telephone
0151 551 7777
Website
www.wmc.ac.uk
Principal and Chief Executive
Mrs Gill Banks
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Wirral
Ward
Birkenhead and Tranmere
Constituency
Birkenhead
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130493 · LAESTAB 3448000 · UKPRN 10007553
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from