United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Wirral
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~324k · 124 state-funded schools
The signature
How Wirral ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,866/yr
Low
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
House price
£217,500
Affordable
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Rent
£830/mo
Affordable
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,501/yr
Expensive
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Crime
69.9/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
29.6
Most deprived
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Schools
87.7%
Concerning
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
124 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
107 of 122 (87.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
124 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 124 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St John Plessington Catholic College | Secondary | 1,544 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Weatherhead High School | Secondary | 1,523 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Calday Grange Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,479 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodchurch High School | Secondary | 1,415 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Birkenhead High School Academy | Secondary | 1,212 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wirral Grammar School for GirlsGrammar | Secondary | 1,194 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Kirby Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,186 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hilbre High School | Secondary | 1,174 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1,124 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wirral Grammar School for BoysGrammar | Secondary | 1,074 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Co-op Academy Bebington | Secondary | 1,062 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
South Wirral High School Grade inherited from previous URN 105107 | Secondary | 1,045 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Upton Hall School FCJGrammar | Secondary | 1,011 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Anselm's CollegeGrammar | Secondary | 985 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pensby High School | Secondary | 920 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St George's Primary School | Primary | 918 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ridgeway High School | Secondary | 903 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Mosslands School | Secondary | 897 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Oldershaw School | Secondary | 825 | Inadequate2025Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
Prenton High School for Girls | Secondary | 781 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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