Secondary schools in Wirral
11 secondary schools in Wirral, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Wirral in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 11 schools in Wirral first 2,102 times for 2,041 places: 1.03 first choices per place, against 1.01 across the Wirral authority's 20 schools. 6 of the 11 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 2.41 miles (Co-op Academy Bebington) to 5.93 miles (Pensby High School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Wirral Grammar School for Girls
- Co-op Academy Bebington
- Pensby High School
- South Wirral High School
- St John Plessington Catholic College
- Upton Hall School FCJ
- West Kirby Grammar School
- Wirral Grammar School for Boys
- Woodchurch High School
- Calday Grange Grammar School
- Hilbre High School
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Browse by authority: Wirral · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.