Schools in Wirral
137 schools across 6 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 63 of 137 schools here that have a published grade.
Wirral has 137 schools across 6 towns — 90 primary, 19 secondary, educating around 47,927 pupils. 78% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (49 of 63). There are currently 9 open teaching jobs in Wirral. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across Wirral.
Wirrallocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in Wirral
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in Wirral
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1West Kirby Grammar School71.3Attainment 8
- 2Wirral Grammar School for Girls69.3Attainment 8
- 3Calday Grange Grammar School68.1Attainment 8
- 4Upton Hall School FCJ65.6Attainment 8
- 5Wirral Grammar School for Boys65.4Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in Wirral
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Birkenhead
Prenton
Wallasey
Wirral
WIRRAL
Woodchurch
Outstanding Schools in Wirral
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Brackenwood Infant School
Wirral, Wirral· CH63 2HN
156 pupils
Elleray Park School
Wallasey, Wirral· CH45 0LH
215 pupils
KS2: 0% met expected standard
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Wirral, Wirral· CH49 1RE
397 pupils
KS2: 86% met expected standard
Trust: HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Thornton Hough Primary School
Wirral, Wirral· CH63 1JJ
179 pupils
KS2: 100% met expected standard
Town Lane Infant School
Wirral, Wirral· CH63 8LD
327 pupils
Trust: CONCORDIA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Upton Hall School FCJ
Wirral, Wirral· CH49 6LJ
1,011 pupils
Attainment 8: 65.6
Trust: UPTON HALL SCHOOL FCJ