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Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Wirral • Merseyside • CH63 3AF
1
Jan 2023
Top 10 Secondary schools in Wirral
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of Wirral. 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
10
Outstanding
2
Good
7
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 22% · G: 78% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Upton Hall School FCJ
Wirral • Merseyside • CH49 6LJ
1
Sep 2022
3
St John Plessington Catholic College
Wirral • Merseyside • CH63 7LF
2
Jan 2023
4
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral • Merseyside • CH63 3AQ
2
Dec 2022
5
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral • Merseyside • CH48 5DP
2
Dec 2022
6
Pensby High School
Wirral • Merseyside • CH61 6XN
2
Feb 2018
7
Hilbre High School
Wirral • Merseyside • CH48 6EQ
2
Jul 2016
8
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral • Merseyside • CH48 8GG
2
Feb 2016
9
Woodchurch High School
Wirral • Merseyside • CH49 7NG
2
Sep 2012
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.
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