South Wirral High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wirral
Plymyard Avenue, Wirral, CH62 8EH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/10/2022
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,019
Capacity used
Has space83%
1,234 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mike Cloherty
- Address
- Plymyard Avenue, Eastham, Wirral, CH62 8EH
- Phone
- 01513273213
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward / constituency
- Eastham · Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151354
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
1,019 pupils · 1,234 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
11 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 11914: South Wirral High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
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.