Wirral Wrap
Wirral Wrap is an independent special school in Birkenhead for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 25 pupils and room for 32.
Summerhill House, Beechwood Drive, Beechwood, Birkenhead, CH43 9LB0151 272 0813wirralwrap.orgMr Matthew Pennington headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 25 | 24 | 9 |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 190 m | 99 | Report card 2026 | 6 | Compare |
| Manor Primary School | Academy | 240 m | 117 | Requires improvement 2023 | 5 | Compare |
| Hayfield School | Council | 930 m | 175 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| The Observatory School | Council | 0.7 miles | 174 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 404 | Report card 2026 | 2 | Compare |
| Chapelhill Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 83 | Requires improvement 2020 | 0 | Compare |
| Co-op Academy Hillside | Academy | 0.7 miles | 177 | Report card 2026 | 18 | Compare |
| Orrets Meadow School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 94 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Wirral Wrap a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Wirral Wrap yet.
How many pupils does Wirral Wrap have?
25 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 32 places, so it is 78% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Summerhill House, Beechwood Drive, Beechwood, Birkenhead, CH43 9LB
- Telephone
- 0151 272 0813
- Website
- www.wirralwrap.org
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Pennington
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward
- Bidston and St James
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 21 June 2023 (new provision)
- URN
- 149638 · LAESTAB 3446019
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.