Woodchurch High School
Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 7NG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- WOODCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Martyn Canham
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chester
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,405
- Pupils on roll
- 1,399
- URN
- 138853
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516775257
About this school
Woodchurch High School is a Church of England secondary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,399 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 281 | 280 | 281 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.6 | 38.6 | 37.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.14 -0.31 to +0.03 | -0.09 -0.26 to +0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 27% | 26.4% | 27.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 52.9% | 51.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 45% | 42.5% | 43.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Woodchurch High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38.6 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.6 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.9 | 37.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,426 |
| 2023/24 | 1,419 |
| 2024/25 | 1,415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodchurch High School compares
Woodchurch High School ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.9 | 11.6% | 39.5% | 1,399 | — |
| Ridgeway High School | 39.2 | 12.8% | 58.7% | 858 | 0.3 miles |
| Upton Hall School FCJ | 65.6 | 4.9% | 10.2% | 1,004 | 1.2 miles |
| St Anselm's College | 57.2 | 5.3% | 14% | 1,002 | 1.5 miles |
| Birkenhead Park School | 39.9 | 6.9% | 66.1% | 731 | 1.7 miles |
| Prenton High School for Girls | 38.9 | 15% | 45.1% | 770 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.51%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.61%
- Persistent absence
- 32.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ridgeway High School0.3 miles
Secondary · Prenton
-
Upton Hall School FCJ1.2 miles
Secondary · Wirral
-
St Anselm's College1.5 miles
Secondary · Prenton
-
Birkenhead Park School1.7 miles
Secondary · Birkenhead
-
Prenton High School for Girls2.1 miles
Secondary · Birkenhead
Other schools in Wirral
Woodchurch High School ranks 8th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Wirral.
- Calday Grange Grammar School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Bebington Secondary
- Hilbre High School Secondary
- Pensby High School Secondary
- South Wirral High School Secondary
- St John Plessington Catholic College Secondary
- Upton Hall School FCJ Secondary
- West Kirby Grammar School Secondary
- Wirral Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- Wirral Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Castleway Nursery School Nursery
- Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodchurch High School teach?
- Woodchurch High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodchurch High School?
- The headteacher of Woodchurch High School is Mr Martyn Canham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodchurch High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodchurch High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Woodchurch High School?
- Woodchurch High School has 1,399 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Woodchurch High School full?
- Woodchurch High School has capacity for 1,405 pupils and 1,399 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Woodchurch High School a faith school?
- Yes. Woodchurch High School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Chester.
- Is Woodchurch High School a selective school?
- No. Woodchurch High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Woodchurch High School?
- Woodchurch High School is part of WOODCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Woodchurch High School have?
- The schools register lists Woodchurch High School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodchurch High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.6 in 2022/23 and 37.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodchurch High School rank locally?
- Woodchurch High School ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodchurch High School's absence rate?
- Woodchurch High School's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodchurch High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodchurch High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.