How many pupils does Weatherhead High School have?

Weatherhead High School has 1,523 pupils enrolled.

Who is the headteacher of Weatherhead High School?

The headteacher of Weatherhead High School is Dominic Mackenzie.

What type of school is Weatherhead High School?

Weatherhead High School is a Academy converter with a Secondary phase of education.

Which local authority is Weatherhead High School in?

Weatherhead High School is in the Wirral local authority area.

Academy converter Secondary Open

Weatherhead High School

Breck Rd, Wirral, Merseyside, CH44 3HS

Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 29 November 2022). Last inspected 29 November 2022.

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1,523

Pupils

39.2%

Free school meals

1 January 2012

Opened

About this school

Weatherhead High School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Wirral, Merseyside. The school has 1,523 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 29 November 2022). Last inspected 29 November 2022. The Headteacher is Dominic Mackenzie. The school is administered by Wirral local authority. It belongs to PENINSULA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has girls-only admissions. It opened in 1 January 2012.

School details

Headteacher: Dominic Mackenzie
Trust: PENINSULA MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority: Wirral
Gender: Girls
URN: 137815

Contact

01516314400 info@education.gov.uk Visit website Ofsted Report

Admissions

Applications for places at Weatherhead 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)

41.9

Attainment 8 · 2024-25

−0.27

Progress 8 · 2023-24

28%

Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25

53%

Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25

3.71

EBacc average point score · 2024-25

53%

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 →