Prenton High School for Girls, Birkenhead

In its own words: "On behalf of the Governors, staff and students of Prenton High School for Girls, I am very proud to welcome you to our school. We are a vibrant community with a clear mission: making a positive difference today to achieve a better tomorrow."

In 2026, pupils at Prenton High School for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in Wirral and 47 across England.

28% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Wirral and 47% in England.

That is up from 38.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.02: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 37.3, against 44.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 6.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 20 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and History.

For September 2026 entry, 137 families put Prenton High School for Girls as their first choice and 368 named it as one of their preferences, for 147 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 5 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Prenton High School for Girls are St John Plessington Catholic College (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 39.4); Co-op Academy Bebington (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.3); Wirral Grammar School for Girls (1.5 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 70.9); and Wirral Grammar School for Boys (1.5 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 68.2).

Prenton High School for Girls's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Of the 154 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 82% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 40% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

47.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 178 pupils (23.1%) received SEN support and 31 (4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Rock Ferry Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Borough Road (near), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 330 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Prenton High School for Girls issued 108 suspensions, 13.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Prenton High School for Girls are Bedford Drive Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Devonshire Park Primary School (0.5 miles), Well Lane Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.