South Wirral High School

School overview

South Wirral High School is a secondary school serving Wirral, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 1,045 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated South Wirral High School 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 37.4, below the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on 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%. 56% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. South Wirral High School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 164 families who put it first were offered a place. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% 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 you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.