Academy converter · Wirral

Weatherhead High School

11–18Ages
1,500Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
137815URN

Breck Rd, Wallasey, CH44 3HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below Wirral median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WirralSelective

423 applications for 259 places · 20th of 20 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.2of 90

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

9th of 20 in Wirral

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Wirral median (2.1) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

423 applications · 259 places offered · 271 named it first

2026 1.6; Wirral median median 2.1
2025 1.7; Wirral median median 2.1
2024 1.6; Wirral median median 2.1
2023 1.6; Wirral median median 2.1
2022 1.7; Wirral median median 2.2
2021 1.8; Wirral median median 2.1
2020 1.8; Wirral median median 1.9
2019 1.7; Wirral median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Wirral median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Wirral median median 2.1
2016 1.8; Wirral median median 2.1
2015 1.6; Wirral median median 2.2
2014 1.6; Wirral median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 0 of 13 years.

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	259	423	1.6	271	1.05
Sep 2025	246	412	1.7	225	0.91
Sep 2024	263	412	1.6	247	0.94
Sep 2023	254	405	1.6	264	1.04
Sep 2022	254	426	1.7	239	0.94
Sep 2021	254	459	1.8	294	1.16
Sep 2020	253	465	1.8	313	1.24
Sep 2019	252	437	1.7	276	1.10
Sep 2018	253	458	1.8	301	1.19
Sep 2017	254	446	1.8	293	1.15
Sep 2016	254	450	1.8	282	1.11
Sep 2015	253	408	1.6	238	0.94
Sep 2014	229	365	1.6	218	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

248 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.29th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%9th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 29% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Wirral 53% England 66%

This school
Wirral median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.27

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	248	44.2	38%	61%	–
2024/25	253	41.9	28%	53%	–
2023/24	236	41.6	27%	52%	−0.27
2022/23	250	43.0	30%	56%	−0.15

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

Weatherhead High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
The Mosslands School
0.8 km · Wirral

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 34.5Attainment 8
Co-op Academy Oldershaw
1.0 km · Wirral

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 29.0Attainment 8
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Wirral

2026

2.3applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
St Anselm's College
2.8 km · Wirral

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 63.1Attainment 8 Selective
Birkenhead Park School
2.8 km · Wirral

2026

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8
Birkenhead High School Academy
3.0 km · Wirral

Good2023

4.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Ridgeway High School
3.9 km · Wirral

Good2024

2.1applications per place 37.7Attainment 8
Upton Hall School FCJ
4.3 km · Wirral

Outstanding2022

2.0applications per place 65.6Attainment 8 Selective

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: 137815 · 344/4069
Trust: Peninsula Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,669 pupils · 1,500 on roll
Free school meals: 43.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2012
Replaced: Weatherhead High School Media Arts College (URN 105105)
Address: Breck Rd, Wallasey, CH44 3HS
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources