Weatherhead High School

School overview

Weatherhead High School is a girls' secondary school serving Wallasey, Wirral, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 1,523 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Weatherhead High School 'Good'. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 41.9 — below the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

28% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 53% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Weatherhead High School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 271 first choices for 259 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.34 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 88% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 11.5%. There are about 14.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 40% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.