Wirral schools and catchments

Wirral Borough Council has 101 primary schools and 32 secondary schools. 4% of Wirral's schools are private schools. 68 state schools in Wirral follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 55 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Wirral

  1. Outstanding 28
  2. Good 73
  3. Requires Improvement 20
  4. Inadequate 1

Most popular state schools
in Wirral in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Birkenhead High School Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Prenton

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Leasowe Primary School

    Community school • Leasowe, Wirral

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    St Andrew's CofE Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Lower Bebington, Wirral

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Oxton St Saviour's CofE Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Prenton

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Great Meols Primary School

    Academy converter • Meols, Wirral

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Thornton Hough Primary School

    Community school • Thornton Hough, Wirral

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Birkenhead

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  8. 8

    Mount Primary School

    Community school • Wirral

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Poulton Lancelyn Primary School

    Academy converter • Bebington, Wirral

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Thurstaston, Wirral

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  11. 11

    Liscard Primary School

    Community school • Wallasey

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  12. 12

    Church Drive Primary School

    Academy converter • Port Sunlight, Wirral

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Brookdale Primary School

    Community school • Greasby, Wirral

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • West Kirby, Wirral

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    Greenleas Primary School

    Community school • Wallasey

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Pensby Primary School

    Community school • Pensby, Wirral

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Thingwall Primary School

    Community school • Thingwall, Wirral

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    The Priory Parish CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Birkenhead

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Irby Primary School

    Community school • Irby, Wirral

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  20. 20

    Townfield Primary School

    Academy converter • Wirral

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Woodchurch High School

    Academy converter • Woodchurch, Wirral

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    St John Plessington Catholic College

    Academy converter • Bebington, Wirral

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Wirral Grammar School for Girls

    Academy converter • Bebington, Wirral

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  4. 4

    Upton Hall School FCJ

    Academy converter • Wirral

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    Calday Grange Grammar School

    Academy converter • West Kirby, Wirral

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    Weatherhead High School

    Academy converter • Wallasey

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    The Oldershaw Academy

    Academy converter • Wallasey

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    St Anselm's College

    Academy converter • Prenton

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Wirral Grammar School for Boys

    Academy converter • Bebington, Wirral

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  10. 10

    West Kirby Grammar School

    Academy converter • West Kirby, Wirral

    Ofsted: Outstanding

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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