Overall Oxbridge
#633
6 ranked schools · +20 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
93
Offers
28
Offer rate30.1%
+1.4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
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·2nursery schools78 total
Area Performance
Wirral schools rank in the top 53% of England
Across 74 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.37/10, -0.04 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
21% Elite
Distribution across all Wirral schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Wirral vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 53%
Across all ranked Wirral schools
Top 53%Primaryavg #7,845 of 14,821
Top 51%Secondaryavg #1,946 of 3,803
Top 56%Sixth formavg #1,420 of 2,523
Primary schools: 52 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,845
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 53% of 14,821
% 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
7.3/10
-0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,845
-3 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 53% of 14,821
% 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
7.5/10
+0.05 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,946
-1 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 51% of 3,803
% 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
7.5/10
+0.05 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,946
-1 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 51% of 3,803
% 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: 11 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.5/10
-0.24 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,420
-6 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 56% of 2,523
% 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
7.5/10
-0.24 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,420
-6 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 56% of 2,523
% 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
#284
7 ranked schools · -22 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
37
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-16.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#617
7 ranked schools · +82 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
61
Offers
28
Offer rate45.9%
+8.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
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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School profiles in Wirral
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