Overall Oxbridge
#1,517
2 ranked schools · -603 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
18
Offers
2
Offer rate11.1%
-11.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
On the eastern flank of the Wirral Peninsula, Prenton occupies a residential ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, with the M53 motorway marking its western boundary since the 1974 local government reorganisation brought the area into Merseyside.
Oxton, immediately to the north, is widely regarded as one of the most school-competitive corners in this part of the peninsula, and Prenton itself has long drawn families competing for primary places across the ward. Noctorum lies just to the west. Merseyrail Wirral Line services connect the wider area to Liverpool Central in around fifteen minutes. Around 14,000 people live across the ward today.
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2
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Area Performance
Across 15 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.34/10, -0.10 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Prenton schools
Prenton vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Prenton schools
top 72% of 14,978
top 72% of 14,978
top 40% of 3,862
top 40% of 3,862
top 39% of 2,555
top 39% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
2 ranked schools · -603 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
18
Offers
2
Oxford
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
12
Offers
0
Cambridge
2 ranked schools · -67 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
6
Offers
2
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