Schools in Prenton

About schools in Prenton

Prenton lists twelve schools, most of them primary schools. Its two 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.

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

49%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 8 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

47.0

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

Primary schools7

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

• Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 2 to 11

  27%

  expected standard
• Co-op Academy Hillside

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  48%

  expected standard
• Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Prenton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• St Paul's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• St Peter's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11

  48%

  expected standard

Secondary schools2

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

• Ridgeway High School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 16

  39.2

  Attainment 8
• St Anselm's College

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  57.2

  Attainment 8

All-through schools1

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

• Birkenhead High School Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 19 · Girls

  50.5

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• The Observatory School

  Community special school · Ages 7 to 16

Independent schools1

• Birkenhead School

  Other independent school · Ages 0 to 19

Common questions about schools in Prenton

How many schools does Prenton have?

OfferDay lists twelve schools in Prenton, including seven primary schools and two secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Prenton?

Every school in Prenton 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 Prenton ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Prenton 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.