Woodchurch High School

State-Funded School

woodchurch-high-school-wirral-north-west

North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

Wirral WestConstituency

CH49 7NGPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Woodchurch High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Wirral, North West.

It currently serves 1,399 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.24

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,399

Total Pupils

59%Boys

41%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

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 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,399
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
12 Sept 2012	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.