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Woodchurch High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, Wirral CH49 7NG · woodchurchhigh.com · 0151 677 5257
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Wirral 45.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,399
- 100% of 1,405 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 247 families put the school first and 253 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 253 | 247 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 257 | 271 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 263 | 307 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 274 | 346 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 267 | 379 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.9, and 27.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wirral it was 45.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲43.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.24 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.4 | −1.9 |
| Sixth form college | 23.9 | −0.8 |
| Further education | 49.3 | +1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1 | +1.6 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.3 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.2 | −1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Woodchurch High School on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (176 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 176
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 76 parents (43%) with SEND