Schools in CH41
Primary and secondary schools serving CH41, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 38,841 (2024)
CH41Postcode district · Birkenhead
Schools in CH41
23 schools in CH41: 12 primary, 2 secondary and 9 other, including 4 independent. 76% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 20 that publish a capacity are 91% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent13%
- Good43.5%
- Needs improvement13%
- Serious concerns4.3%
- Not rated26.1%
The largest schools here
- St Anselm's CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · Faith school · 1,002 pupils · 98% fullGood0.7 miles · July 2019
- Birkenhead Park SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 731 pupils · 97% fullNeeds improvement0.5 miles · November 2023
- Mersey Park Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 452 pupils · 97% fullExcellent1.2 miles · March 2019
- Bidston Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 446 pupils · 111% fullGood1.2 miles · September 2023
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 436 pupils · 87% fullGood0.6 miles · November 2022
- Woodlands Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 314 pupils · 93% fullGood0.6 miles · May 2022
- Riverside Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 251 pupils · 82% fullGood1.4 miles · April 2023
- Co-op Academy PortlandPrimary · ages 3–11 · 227 pupils · 108% fullSerious concerns0.9 miles · November 2016
- Cathcart Street Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 213 pupils · 78% fullNeeds improvement0.2 miles · March 2024
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 210 pupils · 82% fullGood0.6 miles · September 2023
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 203 pupils · 97% fullGood0.7 miles · November 2023
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 185 pupils · 88% fullGood1.5 miles · October 2022
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 179 pupils · 72% fullGood122 yards · May 2014
- Kingsway Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 151 pupils · 92% fullNeeds improvement1.1 miles · February 2026
- IMPACT Northwest SchoolsOther · ages 11–16 · Independent · 72 pupils · 77% fullNot rated0.5 miles
- Kilgarth SchoolOther · ages 11–16 · Boys · 63 pupils · 115% fullExcellent0.6 miles · March 2015
- Somerville Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–5 · 62 pupilsGood1.1 miles · May 2014
- Progress Schools - Hamilton SquareOther · ages 11–16 · Independent · 35 pupils · 58% fullNot rated0.8 miles
- UtopiaOther · ages 13–19 · Independent · 20 pupils · 62% fullNot rated1.6 miles
- Progress Schools - WirralOther · ages 11–16 · Independent · 14 pupils · 40% fullNot rated0.3 miles
- Wirral Hospitals' SchoolOther · ages 11–17 · 2 pupils · 2% fullExcellent1 mile · April 2024
- Wirral Metropolitan CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99Not rated0.5 miles
- Birkenhead Sixth Form CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19Not rated0.9 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.