Schools in Birkenhead

About schools in Birkenhead

Birkenhead lists 21 schools, most of them primary schools. Its two secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. 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

47%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 12 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

37.0

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Primary schools14

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Bedford Drive Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Bidston Avenue Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  56%

  expected standard
• Co-op Academy Portland

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Devonshire Park Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  73%

  expected standard
• Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  36%

  expected standard
• Rock Ferry Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  28%

  expected standard
• St Anne's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  44%

  expected standard
• The Priory Parish CofE Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  46%

  expected standard
• Well Lane Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

• Woodchurch Road Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Woodlands Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  53%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Birkenhead Park School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  39.9

  Attainment 8
• Prenton High School for Girls

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

  38.9

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Wirral Metropolitan College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision4

• Horizons Independent School

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• IMPACT Northwest Schools

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

• Kilgarth School

  Community special school · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

• Wirral Wrap

  Other independent special school · Ages 11 to 16

Common questions about schools in Birkenhead

How many schools does Birkenhead have?

OfferDay lists 21 schools in Birkenhead, including 14 primary schools and four special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Birkenhead?

Every school in Birkenhead 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.

How are schools in Birkenhead ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Birkenhead where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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.