Woodchurch High School, Wirral

In 2026, pupils at Woodchurch High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 38.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in Wirral and 47 across England.

29% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Wirral and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 37.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.09: 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 31.5, against 44.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.7 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 31 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Religious Studies and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 247 families put Woodchurch High School as their first choice and 623 named it as one of their preferences, for 253 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Woodchurch High School are Ridgeway High School (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.7); Upton Hall School FCJ (1.2 miles, Outstanding, selective, Attainment 8 65.6); Birkenhead High School Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.1); and St Anselm's College (1.5 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 63.1).

Woodchurch High School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

176 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Woodchurch High School (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 72% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (72%).

Of the 280 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 79% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college, 6% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

42.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 395 pupils (28.2%) received SEN support and 132 (9.4%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Woodchurch High School has a resourced provision for autism: 30 places, 30 pupils on roll.

Woodchurch High School had 112 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Upton Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Woodchurch High School (se-bound), 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Woodchurch High School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Woodchurch High School issued 150 suspensions, 10.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Woodchurch High School are Fender Primary School (0.3 miles), St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles), Townfield Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Peter's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.