Woodchurch High School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Wirral, Wirral
CH49 7NG
Composite score
47.4

School overview

Woodchurch High School is a secondary school serving Wirral, Wirral, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Church of England religious character. It has 1,415 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 37.9 — below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 0.7 points compared with the previous 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%. 52% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 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. Woodchurch High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#2,768
National rank
#362
In North West
#14
In Wirral
Top 87%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
37.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
28%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
52%
% EBacc grade 5+
9%
EBacc average points score
3.24

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,415 % FSM ever-6 39.5% % EAL 5.4% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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