Schools in Wirral
There are 125 state-funded and grammar schools in Wirral. 10 are rated Outstanding and 63 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Wirral
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
All schools in Wirral, by town
Birkenhead
- Bedford Drive Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH42 6RT
Ofsted: Good - Bidston Avenue Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH41 0DQ
Ofsted: Good - Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH41 2UJ
Ofsted: Good - Birkenhead Park School
Year 7 - Year 11 · CH43 4UY
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Co-op Academy Portland
Nursery - Year 6 · CH41 0AB
Ofsted: Not judged - Devonshire Park Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH42 9JX
No rating on record - Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH41 7DU
Ofsted: Good - Kilgarth School
Year 7 - Year 11 · Boys only · CH41 8BA
No rating on record - Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH41 8DU
Ofsted: Good - Prenton High School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 11 · Girls only · CH42 6RR
Ofsted: Good - Rock Ferry Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH42 2BL
Ofsted: Good - St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH42 4NE
No rating on record - St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH41 2TD
Ofsted: Good - The Priory Parish CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH41 4HS
Ofsted: Not judged - Well Lane Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH42 5PF
Ofsted: Inadequate - Woodchurch Road Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CH42 9LJ
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Woodlands Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH41 2SY
Ofsted: Good
Leasowe
- No rating on record
Prenton
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH43 7XG
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Birkenhead High School Academy
Girls only · CH43 1TY
Ofsted: Good - Co-op Academy Hillside
Nursery - Year 6 · CH43 9HG
No rating on record - Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH43 2HT
No rating on record - Prenton Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH43 0RQ
No rating on record - Ridgeway High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · CH43 9EB
Ofsted: Good - St Anselm's College
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · CH43 1UQ
No rating on record - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
Reception - Year 6 · CH43 5UT
Ofsted: Good - St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH43 7TE
No rating on record - St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH43 9QR
Ofsted: Good - The Observatory School
Year 3 - Year 11 · CH43 7QT
Ofsted: Not judged
Wallasey
- Egremont Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH44 8AF
Ofsted: Good - Elleray Park School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH45 0LH
Ofsted: Outstanding - Greenleas Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH45 8LZ
Ofsted: Good - Kingsway Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH44 9EF
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Liscard Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH45 7NQ
Ofsted: Good - New Brighton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH45 1LH
Ofsted: Good - Park Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH44 5RN
Ofsted: Good - Somerville Nursery School
Nursery - Reception · CH44 4BB
No rating on record - Somerville Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH44 9AR
Ofsted: Good - SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · CH45 9LT
Ofsted: Good - St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · CH44 5XB
Ofsted: Not judged - St George's Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH45 3NF
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey
Nursery - Year 6 · CH44 7ED
Ofsted: Not judged - St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · CH45 3LN
Ofsted: Requires improvement - The Mosslands School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Boys only · CH45 8PJ
Ofsted: Requires improvement - The Oldershaw School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CH45 4RJ
Ofsted: Not judged - Weatherhead High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · CH44 3HS
Ofsted: Good
Wirral
- Barnston Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH60 1XW
No rating on record - Birkenhead Sixth Form College
CH43 8SQ
No rating on record - Black Horse Hill Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · CH48 6DR
Ofsted: Good - Black Horse Hill Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · CH48 6DR
Ofsted: Good - Brackenwood Infant School
Reception - Year 2 · CH63 2HN
Ofsted: Outstanding - Brackenwood Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · CH63 2HH
Ofsted: Good - Brookhurst Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH63 0EH
Ofsted: Good - Calday Grange Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · CH48 8GG
No rating on record - Castleway Nursery School
CH46 1RN
Ofsted: Not judged - Castleway Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH46 1RN
Ofsted: Not judged - Cathcart Street Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH41 3JY
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Chapelhill Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH46 9PS
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH62 6AE
Ofsted: Good - Church Drive Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH62 5EF
Ofsted: Good - Co-op Academy Bebington
Year 7 - Year 13 · CH63 2PS
Ofsted: Good - Co-op Academy Woodslee
Nursery - Year 6 · CH62 2BP
Ofsted: Good - Eastway Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH46 8TA
Ofsted: Good - Fender Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH49 8HB
Ofsted: Good - Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre
Nursery - Reception · CH49 8HB
Ofsted: Outstanding - Gayton Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH60 8PZ
No rating on record - Gilbrook School
Reception - Year 6 · CH49 8HE
Ofsted: Not judged - Greasby Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · CH49 3NX
Ofsted: Not judged - Greasby Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · CH49 3AR
Ofsted: Good - Great Meols Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH47 7AP
Ofsted: Good - Grove Street Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH62 5BA
Ofsted: Good - Hayfield School
Reception - Year 6 · CH49 4LN
Ofsted: Good - Heswall Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH60 7SD
Ofsted: Good - Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH60 4SA
Ofsted: Good - Heygarth Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH62 8AG
Ofsted: Good - Higher Bebington Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · CH63 8QE
Ofsted: Good - Hilbre High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CH48 6EQ
No rating on record - Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH46 2RP
Ofsted: Good - Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH47 3BH
Ofsted: Good - Irby Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH61 4UR
Ofsted: Good - Ladymount Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH61 5YD
Ofsted: Good - Leasowe Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH46 1RU
Ofsted: Not judged - Lingham Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH46 7UQ
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Manor Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH43 7ZU
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Meadowside School
CH49 5LA
Ofsted: Not judged - Mendell Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH62 7HN
No rating on record - Mersey Park Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH42 0PH
No rating on record - Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH62 9EB
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH46 0PB
Ofsted: Good - Mount Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH45 5HU
Ofsted: Good - Orrets Meadow School
Year 1 - Year 6 · CH46 9QQ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH49 1RE
Ofsted: Outstanding - Overchurch Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · CH49 4NS
No rating on record - Overchurch Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · CH49 4NS
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Pensby High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CH61 6XN
Ofsted: Good - Pensby Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH61 5UE
Ofsted: Good - Poulton Lancelyn Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH63 9LY
No rating on record - Raeburn Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH62 6BD
Ofsted: Good - Riverside Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH44 6QW
Ofsted: Good - Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH46 8UG
Ofsted: Good - South Wirral High School
Year 7 - Year 13 · CH62 8EH
Ofsted: Good - St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH63 7NL
Ofsted: Not judged - St John Plessington Catholic College
Year 7 - Year 13 · CH63 7LF
Ofsted: Good - St John's Catholic Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · CH63 7LH
Ofsted: Good - St John's Catholic Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · CH63 7LH
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
Reception - Year 6 · CH49 6LL
No rating on record - St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH49 5LE
No rating on record - Stanley School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH61 5UE
Ofsted: Good - Stanton Road Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH63 3HW
No rating on record - Thingwall Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH61 7UG
Ofsted: Good - Thornton Hough Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH63 1JJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH61 0HH
Ofsted: Not judged - Town Lane Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · CH63 8LD
Ofsted: Outstanding - Townfield Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH43 2LH
Ofsted: Good - Upton Hall School FCJ
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · CH49 6LJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - West Kirby Grammar School
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · CH48 5DP
Ofsted: Good - West Kirby Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH48 5EQ
Ofsted: Good - West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH48 3JT
Ofsted: Not judged - Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Boys only · CH63 3AQ
Ofsted: Good - Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Year 7 - Year 13 · Grammar · Girls only · CH63 3AF
Ofsted: Outstanding - Wirral Hospitals' School
Year 7 - Year 12 · CH41 0EZ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Woodchurch CofE Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · CH49 7LS
Ofsted: Inadequate - Woodchurch High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · CH49 7NG
Ofsted: Not judged
WIRRAL
- Brookdale Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · CH49 1SE
Ofsted: Good
Woodchurch
- Foxfield School
CH49 5LF
Ofsted: Good