Academy converter · Wirral

Woodchurch High School

11–16Ages
1,399Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138853URN

Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 7NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.3 above Wirral median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WirralSelective

623 applications for 253 places · 6th of 20 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.5of 90

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

13th of 20 in Wirral

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

Inspection history

24 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
12 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.5applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Wirral median (2.1) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

623 applications · 253 places offered · 247 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.5; Wirral median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Wirral median median 2.1
2024 2.5; Wirral median median 2.1
2023 2.8; Wirral median median 2.1
2022 3.0; Wirral median median 2.2
2021 3.3; Wirral median median 2.1
2020 3.0; Wirral median median 1.9
2019 3.2; Wirral median median 2.0
2018 3.4; Wirral median median 2.0
2017 3.1; Wirral median median 2.1
2016 2.9; Wirral median median 2.1
2015 3.1; Wirral median median 2.2
2014 2.6; Wirral median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Wirral median in 13 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	253	623	2.5	247	0.98
Sep 2025	257	601	2.3	271	1.05
Sep 2024	263	655	2.5	307	1.17
Sep 2023	274	756	2.8	346	1.26
Sep 2022	267	807	3.0	379	1.42
Sep 2021	270	885	3.3	382	1.41
Sep 2020	275	832	3.0	408	1.48
Sep 2019	264	846	3.2	425	1.61
Sep 2018	261	877	3.4	428	1.64
Sep 2017	271	847	3.1	406	1.50
Sep 2016	269	770	2.9	371	1.38
Sep 2015	265	807	3.1	347	1.31
Sep 2014	269	705	2.6	343	1.28

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

281 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.513th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%11th of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 29% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Wirral 53% England 66%

This school
Wirral median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.09

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	281	38.5	29%	51%	–
2024/25	281	37.9	28%	52%	–
2023/24	280	38.6	26%	53%	−0.09
2022/23	281	38.6	27%	51%	−0.14

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

Woodchurch High SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Ridgeway High School
0.6 km · Wirral

Good2024

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

Outstanding2022

2.0applications per place 65.6Attainment 8 Selective
Birkenhead High School Academy
2.2 km · Wirral

Good2023

4.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
St Anselm's College
2.4 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
Prenton High School for Girls
3.4 km · Wirral

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Pensby High School
4.4 km · Wirral

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Weatherhead High School
4.5 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.6applications per place 44.2Attainment 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: 138853 · 344/4012
Trust: Woodchurch High School
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 1,405 pupils · 1,399 on roll
Free school meals: 43.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 October 2012
Replaced: Woodchurch High School Engineering College (URN 105095)
Address: Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 7NG
Local authority: Wirral

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