How many schools are in Wirral?

OfferDay lists 136 schools in Wirral, including 90 primary schools and 19 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Wirral?

Every school in Wirral is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Wirral?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Wirral does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Wirral local authority?

OfferDay groups the Wirral schools across seven towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Wirral local authority

Wirral has 136 schools listed on OfferDay across 7 towns.

3 nursery schools · 90 primary schools · 19 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 2 sixth forms and colleges · 17 special and alternative provision schools · 4 independent schools

About schools in Wirral

Most of the 136 schools listed in Wirral are primary schools. Its 19 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 56%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 80 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 45.7; average Attainment 8 score, across the 25 schools with published results

Top schools in Wirral

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Thornton Hough Primary School 100%
2 Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School 86%
3 Brackenwood Junior School 85%
4 Poulton Lancelyn Primary School 83%
5 Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School 83%
6 Mersey Park Primary School 83%
7 Barnston Primary School 82%
8 Gayton Primary School 82%

Secondary

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Wirral.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Gilbrook School
Community special school · Ages 4 to 11
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16
Progress Schools - Wirral
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16

Common questions about schools in Wirral

How many schools are in Wirral?: OfferDay lists 136 schools in Wirral, including 90 primary schools and 19 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Wirral?: Every school in Wirral is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Wirral?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Wirral does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Wirral local authority?: OfferDay groups the Wirral schools across seven towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.