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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 27 March 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry368 applications · 147 places offered · 137 named it first
- 2026 2.5; Wirral median median 2.1
- 2025 2.4; Wirral median median 2.1
- 2024 2.5; Wirral median median 2.1
- 2023 2.5; Wirral median median 2.1
- 2022 2.3; Wirral median median 2.2
- 2021 2.7; Wirral median median 2.1
- 2020 2.2; Wirral median median 1.9
- 2019 2.3; Wirral median median 2.0
- 2018 2.2; Wirral median median 2.0
- 2017 2.1; Wirral median median 2.1
- 2016 2.3; Wirral median median 2.1
- 2015 2.3; Wirral median median 2.2
- 2014 2.2; Wirral median median 2.1
- This school
- Wirral median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 147 | 368 | 2.5 | 137 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2025 | 153 | 366 | 2.4 | 149 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 152 | 383 | 2.5 | 168 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2023 | 156 | 393 | 2.5 | 156 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 154 | 358 | 2.3 | 139 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2021 | 158 | 422 | 2.7 | 156 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 | 156 | 349 | 2.2 | 144 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 152 | 351 | 2.3 | 102 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2018 | 158 | 348 | 2.2 | 148 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 156 | 324 | 2.1 | 127 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2016 | 158 | 358 | 2.3 | 135 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2015 | 158 | 355 | 2.3 | 112 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2014 | 155 | 337 | 2.2 | 126 | 0.81 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 153 | 40.8 | 28% | 49% | – |
| 2024/25 | 154 | 38.9 | 33% | 55% | – |
| 2023/24 | 154 | 41.2 | 34% | 59% | +0.02 |
| 2022/23 | 151 | 42.3 | 34% | 58% | −0.03 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Prenton High School for GirlsThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.5applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
- 1.6 km · WirralGood20222.2applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
- 1.9 km · WirralGood20232.7applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · WirralOutstanding20222.2applications per place 70.9Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.5 km · WirralGood20222.5applications per place 68.2Attainment 8 Selective
- 2.7 km · WirralGood20234.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · Wirral20261.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · WirralStandards maintained20252.0applications per place 63.1Attainment 8 Selective
- 3.4 km · WirralGood20242.1applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137130 · 344/4010
- Trust
- Prenton High School for Girls
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 790 pupils · 770 on roll
- Free school meals
- 46.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Prenton High School for Girls (URN 105093)
- Address
- Hesketh Avenue, Rock Ferry, Birkenhead, CH42 6RR
- Local authority
- Wirral
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources