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
Good61
Outstanding9
Requires improvement8
Inadequate2
No overall grade54
80 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 54 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
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.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon SchoolOther independent school | Wirral | No grade | — |
| Barnston Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | No grade | — |
| 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 | No grade | — |
| Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Birkenhead | Good 2023 | — |
| Birkenhead High School AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Prenton | Good 2023 | 50.5 |
| Birkenhead Park SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Birkenhead | Requires improvement 2023 | 39.9 |
| Birkenhead SchoolOther independent school | Prenton | No grade | — |
| Birkenhead Sixth Form CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter | Wirral | No 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 grade | 68.1 |
| Castleway Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Wirral | No grade | — |
| Castleway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | No 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 | No grade | — |
| Co-op Academy BebingtonAcademy sponsor led | Wirral | Good 2023 | 37.3 |
| Co-op Academy HillsideAcademy converter | Prenton | No grade | — |
| Co-op Academy PortlandAcademy sponsor led | Birkenhead | No grade | — |
| Co-op Academy WoodsleeAcademy sponsor led | Wirral | Good 2023 | — |
| Devonshire Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Birkenhead | No grade | — |
| Eastway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2022 | — |
| Edstart Schools WirralOther independent special school | Wallasey | No grade | — |
| Egremont Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wallasey | No grade | — |
| Elleray Park SchoolCommunity special school | Wallasey | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Fender Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2022 | — |
| 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 | No grade | — |
| Gilbrook SchoolCommunity special school | Wirral | No grade | — |
| Greasby Infant SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | No grade | — |
| Greasby Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No grade | — |
| 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 | No grade | 39 |
| 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 grade | — |
| Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2023 | — |
| IMPACT Northwest SchoolsOther independent special school | Birkenhead | No grade | — |
| Irby Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2023 | — |
| Kilgarth SchoolCommunity special school | Birkenhead | No grade | — |
| Kingsway Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | No grade | — |
| Ladymount Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wirral | Good 2024 | — |
| Leasowe Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | No grade | — |
| Lingham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Requires improvement 2024 | — |
| Liscard Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Good 2023 | — |
| Manor Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Meadowside SchoolCommunity special school | Wirral | No grade | — |
| Mendell Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No grade | — |
| Mersey Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | No 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 | No grade | — |
| Overchurch Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wirral | Requires improvement 2021 | — |
| Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Prenton | No grade | — |
| Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Good 2023 | — |
| Pensby High SchoolFoundation school | Wirral | Good 2023 | 44.8 |
| Pensby Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2022 | — |
| Poulton Lancelyn Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No grade | — |
| Prenton High School for GirlsAcademy converter | Birkenhead | Good 2022 | 38.9 |
| Prenton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Prenton | No grade | — |
| Progress Schools - Hamilton SquareOther independent school | Wirral | No grade | — |
| Progress Schools - WirralOther independent school | Wirral | No grade | — |
| Raeburn Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Good 2023 | — |
| Ridgeway High SchoolFoundation school | Prenton | Good 2024 | 39.2 |
| 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 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 grade | — |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No grade | — |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Birkenhead | No grade | — |
| St Anselm's CollegeAcademy converter | Prenton | No grade | 57.2 |
| St George's Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Good 2023 | — |
| St John Plessington Catholic CollegeAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2022 | 37.2 |
| 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 grade | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BirkenheadAcademy sponsor led | Prenton | Good 2022 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WallaseyVoluntary aided school | Wallasey | No grade | — |
| St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Wallasey | No grade | 33.2 |
| St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wirral | No grade | — |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Prenton | No grade | — |
| 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 | No grade | — |
| The Mosslands SchoolCommunity school | Wallasey | Requires improvement 2024 | 35.2 |
| The Observatory SchoolCommunity special school | Prenton | No grade | — |
| The Oldershaw SchoolAcademy converter | Wallasey | No grade | 28 |
| The Priory Parish CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Birkenhead | No grade | — |
| Thingwall Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2023 | — |
| Thornton Hough Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wirral | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No 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 |
| UtopiaOther independent special school | Merseyside | No grade | — |
| Weatherhead High SchoolAcademy converter | Wallasey | Good 2022 | 41.9 |
| Well Lane Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Birkenhead | Inadequate 2023 | — |
| West Kirby Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2022 | 71.3 |
| 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 grade | — |
| Wirral Grammar School for BoysAcademy converter | Wirral | Good 2022 | 65.4 |
| Wirral Grammar School for GirlsAcademy converter | Wirral | Outstanding 2022 | 69.3 |
| Wirral Metropolitan CollegeFurther education | Birkenhead | No grade | — |
| Wirral WrapOther independent special school | Birkenhead | No grade | — |
| Woodchurch CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wirral | Inadequate 2023 | — |
| Woodchurch High SchoolAcademy converter | Wirral | No grade | 37.9 |
| Woodchurch Road AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Birkenhead | No grade | — |
| Woodlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Birkenhead | Good 2022 | — |