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Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Wirral • Merseyside • CH63 3AF
1
30 Jan 2023
Top 10 Secondary schools in Merseyside
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the county of Merseyside. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
79
Outstanding
4
Good
52
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 6% · G: 74% · RI: 17% · I: 3%
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Upton Hall School FCJ
Wirral • Merseyside • CH49 6LJ
1
21 Sep 2022
3
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L7 6HQ
1
18 Mar 2020
4
The Belvedere Academy
Liverpool • Merseyside • L8 3TF
1
26 Feb 2015
5
St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Liverpool • Merseyside • L17 6AB
2
9 Jun 2024
6
Litherland High School
Liverpool • Merseyside • L21 0DB
2
8 Apr 2024
7
Ridgeway High School
Prenton • Merseyside • CH43 9EB
2
11 Mar 2024
8
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Southport • Merseyside • PR8 4EX
2
18 Jan 2024
9
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Bootle • Merseyside • L20 6AQ
2
8 Nov 2023
10
Hillside High School
Bootle • Merseyside • L20 9NU
2
17 Oct 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Lord Derby Academy 2 • Sep 2023
- West Derby School 2 • Jul 2023
- Rainhill High School 2 • Apr 2023
- Meols Cop High School 2 • Mar 2023
- Calderstones School 2 • Mar 2023
- The Academy of St Nicholas 2 • Jan 2023
- Weatherhead High School 2 • Jan 2023
- St John Plessington Catholic College 2 • Jan 2023
- Wirral Grammar School for Boys 2 • Dec 2022
- The Blue Coat School 2 • Dec 2022