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South Wirral High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Plymyard Avenue, Eastham, Wirral CH62 8EH · southwirral.wirral.sch.uk · 0151 327 3213
On the mapSearch near CH62 8EH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Wirral 45.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,019
- 83% of 1,234 places
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 164 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 100% 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 | 178 | 164 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 166 | 147 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 191 | 170 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 205 | 191 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 179 | 0.9 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.4, and 27.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wirral it was 45.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D- (18.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼18.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.04 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105107)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 24 | −13 |
| Sixth form college | 17.4 | +4.4 |
| Further education | 37.1 | +9.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6 | +6 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | −1.3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 105107)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 students | D- (18.2) | Well below average -0.78 | |
| 20 students | D- (18.2) | Well below average -0.78 | |
| 30 students | Merit+ (28) | Average -0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 34 | D (19.9) | -0.46 |
| 2022/23 | 48 | D (21.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 36 | C- (26.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 41 | D- (16.5) | -0.92 |
| 2017/18 | 41 | C- (27.2) | -0.40 |
| 2016/17 | 47 | D+ (22.6) | -0.43 |
| 2015/16 | 73 | D (21.5) | -0.39 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 105107)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 27.7 | −8.7 |
| Further education | 4.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 14.9 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 36.2 | +18 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.8 | +5.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | −19.3 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 105107)
Ofsted
South Wirral High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105107)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105107), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Apr 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105107)
Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105107)
Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105107)