North West
Schools in Wirral
134 schools, 50,355 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 37.4.
Ofsted across Wirral
Good60
Outstanding9
Requires improvement7
Inadequate2
No overall grade56
78 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 56 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 78
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 44
- Average days since inspection
- 975
- Framework mix
- 78 historic, 44 current, 12 none
All schools in Wirral
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
134 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon SchoolOther independent school | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Barnston Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Bedford Drive Primary SchoolCommunity school | Birkenhead | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Bidston Avenue Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Birkenhead | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Prenton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Birkenhead | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Birkenhead High School AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Prenton | Good 2023 | 50.5 | 0.430.19 to 0.68 | |
| Birkenhead Park SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Birkenhead | Requires improvement 2023 | 39.9 | -0.55-0.82 to -0.28 | |
| Birkenhead SchoolOther independent school | Prenton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Birkenhead Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Black Horse Hill Infant SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Black Horse Hill Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Brackenwood Infant SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Brackenwood Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Brookdale Primary SchoolAcademy converter | WIRRAL | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Brookhurst Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Calday Grange Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No overall grade | 68.1 | 0.310.12 to 0.50 | |
| Castleway Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Castleway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cathcart Street Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Chapelhill Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wirral | Requires improvement 2020 | — | — | |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wirral | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Church Drive Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Clare Mount Specialist Sports CollegeCommunity special school | Leasowe | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Co-op Academy BebingtonAcademy sponsor led | Wirral | Good 2023 | 37.3 | -0.34-0.54 to -0.13 | |
| Co-op Academy HillsideAcademy converter | Prenton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Co-op Academy PortlandAcademy sponsor led | Birkenhead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Co-op Academy WoodsleeAcademy sponsor led | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Devonshire Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Birkenhead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Eastway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Edstart Schools WirralOther independent special school | Wallasey | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Egremont Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wallasey | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Elleray Park SchoolCommunity special school | Wallasey | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Fender Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Foxfield SchoolCommunity special school | Woodchurch | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family CentreLocal authority nursery school | Wirral | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Gayton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Gilbrook SchoolCommunity special school | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Greasby Infant SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Greasby Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Great Meols Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Greenleas Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Grove Street Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Hayfield SchoolCommunity special school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Heswall Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wirral | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Heygarth Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Higher Bebington Junior SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hilbre High SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Report card 2026 | 39 | -0.43-0.63 to -0.23 | |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Birkenhead | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Horizons Independent SchoolOther independent special school | Birkenhead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| IMPACT Northwest SchoolsOther independent special school | Birkenhead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Irby Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Kilgarth SchoolCommunity special school | Birkenhead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kingsway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Ladymount Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wirral | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Leasowe Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lingham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Liscard Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Manor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Meadowside SchoolCommunity special school | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Mendell Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Mersey Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Wirral | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Mount Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| New Brighton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Birkenhead | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Overchurch Infant SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Overchurch Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wirral | Requires improvement 2021 | — | — | |
| Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Prenton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Pensby High SchoolFoundation school | Wirral | Good 2023 | 44.8 | 0.280.06 to 0.50 | |
| Pensby Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Poulton Lancelyn Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Prenton High School for GirlsAcademy converter | Birkenhead | Good 2022 | 38.9 | 0.02-0.20 to 0.25 · not a win | |
| Prenton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Prenton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Progress Schools - Hamilton SquareOther independent school | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Progress Schools - WirralOther independent school | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Raeburn Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ridgeway High SchoolFoundation school | Prenton | Good 2024 | 39.2 | -0.16-0.37 to 0.06 · not a win | |
| Riverside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Rock Ferry Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Birkenhead | Good 2020 | — | — | |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Wallasey | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Somerville Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Wallasey | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Somerville Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| South Wirral High SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Wallasey | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Birkenhead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Anselm's CollegeAcademy converter | Prenton | No overall grade | 57.2 | 0.03-0.20 to 0.26 · not a win | |
| St George's Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St John Plessington Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2022 | 37.2 | -0.35-0.53 to -0.18 | |
| St John's Catholic Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St John's Catholic Junior SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School UptonVoluntary aided school | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BirkenheadAcademy sponsor led | Prenton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WallaseyVoluntary aided school | Wallasey | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Wallasey | Report card 2026 | 33.2 | -0.99-1.21 to -0.76 | |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wirral | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Prenton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Prenton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Birkenhead | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Stanley SchoolCommunity special school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Stanton Road Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| The Mosslands SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Requires improvement 2024 | 35.2 | -0.83-1.04 to -0.63 | |
| The Observatory SchoolCommunity special school | Prenton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The Oldershaw SchoolAcademy converter | Wallasey | No overall grade | 28 | -1.24-1.46 to -1.02 | |
| The Priory Parish CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Birkenhead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Thingwall Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Thornton Hough Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Town Lane Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Townfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Upton Hall School FCJAcademy converter | Wirral | Outstanding 2022 | 65.6 | 0.910.69 to 1.13 | |
| UtopiaOther independent special school | Merseyside | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Weatherhead High SchoolAcademy converter | Wallasey | Good 2022 | 41.9 | -0.27-0.46 to -0.09 | |
| Well Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Birkenhead | Inadequate 2023 | — | — | |
| West Kirby Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2022 | 71.3 | 0.420.20 to 0.64 | |
| West Kirby Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| West Kirby School and CollegeNon-maintained special school | Wirral | Outstanding 2021 | — | — | |
| West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wirral Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2022 | 65.4 | 0.360.13 to 0.59 | |
| Wirral Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter | Wirral | Outstanding 2022 | 69.3 | 0.380.17 to 0.59 | |
| Wirral Metropolitan CollegeFurther education | Birkenhead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wirral WrapOther independent special school | Birkenhead | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Woodchurch CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wirral | Inadequate 2023 | — | — | |
| Woodchurch High SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No overall grade | 37.9 | -0.09-0.26 to 0.08 · not a win | |
| Woodchurch Road AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birkenhead | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| Woodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Birkenhead | Good 2022 | — | — |