Overall Oxbridge
#692
8 ranked schools · +222 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
75
Offers
17
Offer rate22.7%
+0.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Wirral
The coastal west contrasts with the industrial north.
England's westernmost metropolitan borough, Wirral encompasses the northern Wirral Peninsula with a population of around 328,000, separated from Liverpool by the River Mersey. Thornton Hough is among the most sought-after pockets for school catchments on the peninsula, its spacious homes, tree-lined avenues, and rural setting attracting families competing for primary places. West Kirby, Greasby, and Bebington stretch along the Dee Estuary coastline and inland edges, each with its own distinctive geographic and social character. Merseyrail connections link these settlements directly to Liverpool Lime Street, while the historic Victorian docks, warehouses, and shipyard remnants lining the Mersey waterfront characterise the borough's northern industrial heritage and contemporary regeneration. Open heathland, sandstone cliffs, and village greens punctuate the landscape between urban centres, creating separate catchment zones that families seeking particular school environments and quiet community character have long preferred.
58
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11
Secondary
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1
Post-16
colleges
5
Special
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1
Other
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of which13sixth forms·5grammar·20faith·2nurseries78 total
Area Performance
Wirral schools rank in the top 54% of England
Across 76 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.28/10, -0.14 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
17% Elite
Distribution across all Wirral schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Wirral vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 54%
Across all ranked Wirral schools
Top 55%Primaryavg #8,279 of 14,978
Top 48%Secondaryavg #1,858 of 3,862
Top 55%Sixth formavg #1,400 of 2,555
Primary schools: 52 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.31 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,279
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 55% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.31 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,279
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 55% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
61%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 11 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
+0.31 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,858
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 48% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
53%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
52.1
+13.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
+0.31 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,858
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 48% of 3,862
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
53%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
52.1
+13.0 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 13 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.9/10
+0.13 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,400
-5 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 55% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
20%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
44%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.9/10
+0.13 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,400
-5 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 55% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
20%
-5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
44%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#274
6 ranked schools · -21 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
40
Offers
3
Offer rate7.5%
-7.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#614
8 ranked schools · +159 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
35
Offers
14
Offer rate40.0%
+10.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Wirral
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Wirral
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Wirral
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