Schools in Wirral
124 state-funded schools, 50,001 pupils. 87.7% of those carrying an Ofsted grade are Good or Outstanding, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Ofsted Management Information, Feb 2026. Grades are the current published rating, which may pre-date the school’s most recent visit.
Ofsted grades
2 schools have been inspected under Ofsted's post-September-2024 report-card framework, which replaces the single 1–4 grade with separate judgments. Those are excluded from the percentages above rather than mapped onto the old scale, because the two scales have no clean equivalence.
Quick answers
How many schools are there in Wirral?
Wirral has 124 state-funded schools teaching 50,001 pupils. 89 primary, 20 secondary, 11 special.
What percentage of schools in Wirral are Good or Outstanding?
87.7% of the 122 schools carrying an Ofsted grade in Wirral are rated Good or Outstanding: 17 Outstanding and 90 Good. 12 require improvement and 3 are rated Inadequate.
Which schools in Wirral are rated Outstanding?
17 schools are currently rated Outstanding by Ofsted in Wirral: Wirral Grammar School for Girls, Upton Hall School FCJ, Mersey Park Primary School, West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School, Clare Mount Specialist Sports College, Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School, and 11 more listed below.
Are there grammar schools in Wirral?
Yes. Wirral has 6 selective (grammar) schools: Wirral Grammar School for Girls, Upton Hall School FCJ, Calday Grange Grammar School, West Kirby Grammar School, Wirral Grammar School for Boys, St Anselm's College. Selective schools admit by entrance exam, so the local non-selective intake differs from the national picture.
Rated Outstanding
Ofsted’s highest grade. Largest first; a grade can be several years old, so the year is shown.
- Wirral Grammar School for GirlsGrammarSecondary1,194Outstanding 2022
- Upton Hall School FCJGrammarSecondary1,011Outstanding 2022
- Mersey Park Primary SchoolPrimary453Outstanding 2019
- West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary423Outstanding 2024
- Clare Mount Specialist Sports CollegeSpecial410Outstanding 2021
- Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary397Outstanding 2023
- Town Lane Infant SchoolPrimary327Outstanding 2023
- Elleray Park SchoolSpecial215Outstanding 2023
- St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary200Outstanding 2023
- Thornton Hough Primary SchoolPrimary179Outstanding 2024
- Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family CentreNursery168Outstanding 2024
- Brackenwood Infant SchoolPrimary156Outstanding 2023
- West Kirby School and CollegeSpecial110Outstanding 2021
- Orrets Meadow SchoolSpecial93Outstanding 2024
- Gilbrook SchoolSpecial63Outstanding 2024
- Kilgarth SchoolSpecial60Outstanding 2015
- Wirral Hospitals' SchoolAlternative provision4Outstanding 2024
By phase
| Phase | Schools | Graded | Good or better |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 89 | 87 | 87.4% |
| Secondary | 20 | 20 | 80% |
| Special | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| Nursery | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Alternative provision | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Every school in Wirral
Showing 20 of 124 schools.
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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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