Hilbre High School

State-Funded School

hilbre-high-school-wirral-north-west

North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

Wirral WestConstituency

CH48 6EQPostcode

1.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Hilbre High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Wirral, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,154 pupils. Hilbre High School is part of Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 24 Mar 2026 · published 7 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Needs attention
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 24.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.09

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,154

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,154
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Oak Trees Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 13 October 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
25 Jul 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.