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Schools in Birkenhead, Wirral

20 schools · use the filters below to narrow your search

20

Total Schools

14

Primary

2

Secondary

0

SEND

0

Outstanding

6

Good

2

Req. Improvement

1

Inadequate

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 9 of 20 schools here that have a published grade.

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Top-performing schools in Birkenhead

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

1Birkenhead Park School39.9Attainment 8
2Prenton High School for Girls38.9Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Rating

Phase

School Type

20 of 20 schools

Bedford Drive Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH42 6RT

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

432 pupils

KS2: 38% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Bidston Avenue Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH41 0DQ

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

Trust: THE PEOPLE'S LEARNING TRUST

View school →Academy converter

Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH41 2UJ

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

200 pupils

KS2: 56% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH41 7DU

GoodPrimaryAges 3–11

181 pupils

KS2: 73% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH41 8DU

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

470 pupils

KS2: 36% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH41 2TD

GoodPrimaryAges 2–11

237 pupils

KS2: 44% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Birkenhead Park School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH43 4UY

Requires ImprovementSecondaryAges 11–16

767 pupils

Attainment 8: 39.9

Trust: BEPART EDUCATIONAL TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Woodchurch Road Academy

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH42 9LJ

Requires ImprovementPrimaryAges 3–11

192 pupils

KS2: 67% met expected standard

Trust: CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Well Lane Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH42 5PF

InadequatePrimaryAges 3–11

Trust: RAINBOW EDUCATION MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Co-op Academy Portland

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH41 0AB

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

202 pupils

KS2: 45% met expected standard

Trust: THE CO-OPERATIVE ACADEMIES TRUST

View school →Academy sponsor led

Devonshire Park Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH42 9JX

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

431 pupils

KS2: 47% met expected standard

View school →Community school

Horizons Independent School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH42 8NU

Not ratedAges 11–16

21 pupils

View school →Other independent special school

Kilgarth School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH41 8BA

Not ratedAges 11–16

60 pupils

Attainment 8: 7.8

View school →Community special school

Prenton High School for Girls

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH42 6RR

Not ratedSecondaryAges 11–16

781 pupils

Attainment 8: 38.9

Trust: PRENTON HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

View school →Academy converter

Rock Ferry Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH42 2BL

Not ratedPrimaryAges 3–11

320 pupils

KS2: 28% met expected standard

Trust: CHESHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST

View school →Academy converter

St Anne's Catholic Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH42 4NE

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

245 pupils

KS2: 61% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

The Priory Parish CofE Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH41 4HS

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

176 pupils

KS2: 46% met expected standard

View school →Voluntary aided school

Wirral Metropolitan College

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH41 4NT

Not rated16 plusAges 16–99

View school →Further education

Wirral Wrap

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH43 9LB

Not ratedAges 11–16

24 pupils

View school →Other independent special school

Woodlands Primary School

Birkenhead, Wirral· CH41 2SY

Not ratedPrimaryAges 2–11

341 pupils

KS2: 53% met expected standard

View school →Community school