Secondary schools in Wirral

There are 20 secondary schools in Wirral, teaching 21,894 pupils. Of the 19 with a score, 8 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 11 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Wirral All schools in Wirral Places within

Pupils from low-income families34%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools8 of 19scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards2inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)122 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full6 of 20schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size20.7one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs1schools on the government programme

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Secondary schools (20)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Upton Hall School FCJAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18	1,004	10%	Outstanding 2022	99	97 to 100
2	Wirral Grammar School for GirlsAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18	1,224	10%	Outstanding 2022	94	91 to 96
3	Calday Grange Grammar SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18	1,493	8%	Not inspected	93	90 to 95
4	West Kirby Grammar SchoolAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18	1,181	8%	Good 2022	90	86 to 93
5	Wirral Grammar School for BoysAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18	1,123	11%	Good 2022	90	86 to 93
6	St Anselm's CollegeAcademy (grammar) · ages 11-18 · Prenton	1,002	11%	Not inspected	85	81 to 89
7	Birkenhead High School AcademyAcademy · ages 3-19 · Prenton	1,226	20%	Good 2023	77	70 to 83
8	Pensby High SchoolFoundation · ages 11-18	915	25%	Good 2023	68	59 to 76
9	Prenton High School for GirlsAcademy · ages 11-16 · Birkenhead	770	47%	Good 2022	29	21 to 39
10	Woodchurch High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16	1,399	43%	No overall grade 2025	27	20 to 35
11	Weatherhead High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Wallasey	1,500	43%	Good 2022	26	20 to 35
12	Ridgeway High SchoolFoundation · ages 11-16 · Prenton	858	61%	Good 2024	26	19 to 34
13	St John Plessington Catholic CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18	1,556	43%	Good 2022	22	17 to 29
14	Birkenhead Park SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Birkenhead	731	69%	Requires improvement 2023	21	15 to 29
15	Co-op Academy BebingtonAcademy · ages 11-18	1,044	53%	Good 2023	20	16 to 28
16	Hilbre High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18	1,154	31%	Report card 2026	9	6 to 12
17	St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Wallasey	1,073	47%	Report card 2026	5	4 to 8
18	The Mosslands SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18 · Wallasey	848	41%	Requires improvement 2024	5	3 to 7
19	The Oldershaw SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Wallasey	774	63%	No overall grade 2025	1	0 to 1
	South Wirral High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18	1,019	37%	Good 2022	–

Secondary schools by town in Wirral

Birkenhead2 schools Prenton3 schools Wallasey4 schools Wirral11 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Lancashire83 schools Manchester32 schools Liverpool33 schools Cheshire West and Chester20 schools Cumberland19 schools Cheshire East23 schools Westmorland and Furness20 schools Bolton20 schools Wigan19 schools Salford17 schools Stockport14 schools Oldham14 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.