
2026 Best Secondary Schools in Wirral Council Area
Schools across the Wirral council area. Explore 23 secondary schools in Wirral Council Area. The current top-ranked secondary schools are Wirral Grammar School for Girls, West Kirby Grammar School, and Upton Hall School FCJ. Compare local rankings, GCSE results, FMS Inspection Score, and neighbourhood options in one place.
Key Performance Metrics for Wirral Council Area
% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)
Wirral Council Area47%
vs
England56%
Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)
Wirral Council Area44.8
vs
England39.1
% pupils entering EBacc subjects
Wirral Council Area36%
vs
England41%
Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)
Wirral Council Area3.9
vs
England4.1
Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)
Wirral Council Area6.8/10
vs
England7.4/10
% students achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A equivalent)
Wirral Council Area
47%vsEngland
56%
Average Attainment 8 score (out of 90)
Wirral Council Area
44.8vsEngland
39.1
% pupils entering EBacc subjects
Wirral Council Area
36%vsEngland
41%
Average EBacc APS score (out of 10)
Wirral Council Area
3.9vsEngland
4.1
Average FMS Inspection Score (out of 10)
Wirral Council Area
6.8/10vsEngland
7.4/10
Top schools in Wirral Council Area
Showing 1-20 of 23 schools
- Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Bebington
- West Kirby Grammar School
West Kirby
- Upton Hall School FCJ
Upton
- Birkenhead School
Oxton
- Calday Grange Grammar School
West Kirby
- Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Bebington
- St Anselm's College
Prenton
- Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
Birkenhead
- Birkenhead High School Academy
Prenton
- Ridgeway High School
Noctorum
- Co-op Academy Bebington
Bebington
- Pensby High School
Heswall
- Prenton High School for Girls
Rock Ferry
- Woodchurch High School
Woodchurch
- Weatherhead High School
Seacombe
- St John Plessington Catholic College
Bebington
- St Mary's Catholic College
Wallasey Village
- South Wirral High School
Eastham
- Birkenhead Park School
Birkenhead Park
- Hilbre High School
West Kirby
All 23 secondary schools in Wirral Council Area
- #1Wirral Grammar School for Girls
- #2West Kirby Grammar School
- #3Upton Hall School FCJ
- #4Birkenhead School
- #5Calday Grange Grammar School
- #6Wirral Grammar School for Boys
- #7St Anselm's College
- #8Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
- #9Birkenhead High School Academy
- #10Ridgeway High School
- #11Co-op Academy Bebington
- #12Pensby High School
- #13Prenton High School for Girls
- #14Woodchurch High School
- #15Weatherhead High School
- #16St John Plessington Catholic College
- #17St Mary's Catholic College
- #18South Wirral High School
- #19Birkenhead Park School
- #20Hilbre High School
- #21The Mosslands School
- #22The Oldershaw School
- Progress Schools - Wirral
