- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Catholic
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Wirral average, low absence.
166 first choices, 156 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1665.6
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,004
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
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- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Wirral average, low absence.
199 first choices, 178 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1670.9
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,224
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Wirral average, low absence.
190 first choices, 167 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1668.2
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,123
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Wirral average, low absence.
163 first choices, 172 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1668.6
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,181
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Wirral average, low absence.
222 first choices, 202 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1663.7
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,493
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Boys
- Grammar
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Wirral average, low absence.
155 first choices, 157 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1663.1
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,002
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
- Has a nursery
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the England average, low absence.
163 first choices, 116 offers made
Met the standard at 1161%
England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,226
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Wirral average, low absence.
165 first choices, 173 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1645.9
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 915
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results below the Wirral average, low absence.
132 first choices, 152 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1639.1
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 731
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Wirral average, high absence.
271 first choices, 259 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1644.2
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,500
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results below the Wirral average, high absence.
195 first choices, 207 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1639.4
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,556
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Girls
Results below the Wirral average, high absence.
137 first choices, 147 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.8
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 770
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Church of England
Results below the Wirral average, high absence.
247 first choices, 253 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1638.5
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,399
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Wirral average, high absence.
164 first choices, 178 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1638.1
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,019
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Wirral average.
210 first choices, 177 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1636.3
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.8%Wirral 9.7%
- Pupils
- 1,044
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.9
- Ofsted:Good
Results well below the Wirral average, high absence.
104 first choices, 129 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1637.7
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 858
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.1
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 6 areas
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Wirral average.
181 first choices, 178 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1637.8
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- 9.8%Wirral 9.7%
- Pupils
- 1,154
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey, CH45 3LN · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Wirral average, high absence.
160 first choices, 168 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1634.0
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,073
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
- Ofsted:Requires improvement
- Boys
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Wirral average, high absence.
133 first choices, 138 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1634.5
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 848
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
- Ofsted:Inadequate in 4 areas
- Has a sixth form
Results well below the Wirral average, high absence.
82 first choices, 102 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1629.0
Wirral 45.6England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 774
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.8
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Leasowe, CH46 1RA · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19
- Ofsted:Strong standard or better
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 11.2%
- Pupils
- 461
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.9
Kilgarth School
Birkenhead, CH41 8BA · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Boys
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 24.7%
- Pupils
- 63
- Pupils per teacher
- 3.9
Wirral Hospitals' School
Wirral, CH41 0EZ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 17
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Short-stay provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 33.3%
- Pupils
- 2
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.0
Edstart Schools Wirral
Wallasey, CH44 5TH · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16
- Ofsted:Good
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- –
- Pupils
- 50
- Pupils per teacher
- –
- Secondary schools35including 11 special
- Attainment 8 at 1645.6England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding93%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools6 of 354 Catholic, 1 Church of England
- With a nursery class2take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals32.9%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Wirral's secondary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Attainment 8 at 16
Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Wirral
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 20 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 2 of 15
- Good: 12 of 15
- Requires improvement: 1 of 15
- Inadequate: 0 of 15
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Wirral
Some are faith schools.
6 of the 35 secondary schools in Wirral have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterApply by 31 October.
Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or OutstandingList a school you're likely to get.
Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.
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About these schools
Secondary schools in Wirral, explained
There are 35 secondary schools in Wirral, teaching 24,197 children. 3 are run by the council and 18 are academies or free schools. Among them are 11 special and 8 independent schools.
93% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Wirral scored an average Attainment 8 of 45.6 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
32.9% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £9,046 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 26.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Birkenhead19 secondary schools
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- West Kirby4 secondary schools
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many secondary schools are in Wirral?
There are 35 secondary schools in Wirral, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Wirral?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Wirral on Eduscope are Upton Hall School FCJ, Wirral Grammar School for Girls and Wirral Grammar School for Boys. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Wirral?
Wirral has 2 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 12 are rated Good, meaning 93% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Wirral ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Wirral secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Wirral is 15:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Wirral?
When choosing a secondary school in Wirral, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 35 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.