Woodchurch High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Wirral
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.48 miles
Published by Wirral Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Woodchurch High School is a secondary school in Wirral for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025. Wirral has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
Woodchurch High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 3.48 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 3.48 miles away, the 4th shortest of 10 Wirral secondary schools with a published last distance (middle 5.93 miles).
- The Year 7 last distance swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was further from the school than in 2025 and 2024, and the longest of the 3 years.
- For Year 7 2026 there were 247 first-choice applications for 253 offers; 236 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (4%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 28% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Wirral.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wirral schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, Wirral, CH49 7NG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wirral
- Pupils on roll
- 1,399 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “Every pupil, regardless of their differences, is valued at this school.”
- “Each one is encouraged to ‘let their light shine’.”
- “The school is a hub of friendliness.”
To improve
- “In contrast, Year 11 pupils left school with attainment levels that were significantly below the national average.”
- “A legacy of weaker curriculum design and implementation, coupled with high absence rates, meant that these pupils did not have time to catch up before taking their examinations.”
- “On occasion, there is some inconsistency in how well the curriculum is delivered.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 247 first-preference applications, 253 offers in total, 236 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wirral.
- Ridgeway High School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Upton Hall School FCJ 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Anselm's College 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Birkenhead Park School 1.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Prenton High School for Girls 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Pensby High School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Weatherhead High School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Co-op Academy Bebington 3.0 mi Good Last distance published