Foundation school Secondary Open

South Wirral High School

Plymyard Avenue, Eastham, Wirral, Merseyside, CH62 8EH

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1,045
Pupils
36.1%
Free school meals

About this school

South Wirral High School is a Foundation school serving secondary age pupils, located in Wirral, Merseyside. The school has 1,045 pupils enrolled. The Headteacher is Mike Cloherty. The school is administered by Wirral local authority.

School details

Headteacher
Mike Cloherty
Local authority
Wirral
Gender
Mixed
URN
105107

Admissions

Applications for places at South Wirral High School are handled by the school or the local authority (Wirral). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

37.4
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.38
Progress 8 · 2023-24
28%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
56%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.04
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
18%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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