Woodchurch High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wirral
Carr Bridge Road, Wirral, CH49 7NG
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 24/06/2025
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
88.4%
32.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,399
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,405 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
247 of 271 families who put it first got an offer
257
Places offered
601
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 271 | 247 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 135 | 9 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 115 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 80 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 601 | 257 | 43% |
1st preference success by year
Wirral lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Martyn Canham
- Address
- Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 7NG
- Phone
- 01516775257
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward / constituency
- Upton · Wirral West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138853
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 43% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 26% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WOODCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL
1,399 pupils · 1,405 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
24 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 20
12 February 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,431 pupils
Attendance
88.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.22 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 281 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 284 | 3% | 33% | 57% | |
| Mathematics | 281 | 7% | 32% | 55% | |
| Religious Studies | 253 | 8% | 38% | 55% | |
| Combined Science | 251 | 1% | 24% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 250 | 7% | 49% | 71% | |
| Art and Design | 143 | 5% | 42% | 73% | |
| Spanish | 97 | 3% | 28% | 58% | |
| History | 96 | 5% | 31% | 54% | |
| Geography | 94 | 4% | 34% | 53% | |
| Business | 43 | 2% | 35% | 47% | |
| Physical Education | 36 | 0% | 17% | 56% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 30 | 3% | 40% | 57% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wirral council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.