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Schools in CH42

The schools families in CH42 choose between, how they're rated and how far away they are.

Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Population
45,724 (2024)
Schools

Schools in CH42

15 schools in CH42: 12 primary, 1 secondary and 2 other, including 2 independent. 92% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They're 83% full overall.

Schools
15
in CH42
Good or better
92%
Of 12 with an Ofsted grade
How full
83%
Places available: 4,162 pupils for 5,029 places
Over capacity
0
More pupils than places

Inspection ratings

CH42
67%
20%
  • Excellent6.7%
  • Good66.7%
  • Serious concerns6.7%
  • Not rated20%
The list

The biggest schools here

  • Prenton High School for Girls
    Secondary · ages 11–16 · Girls · 770 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.4 miles · November 2022
  • Mersey Park Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 452 pupils · 97% full
    Excellent
    0.3 miles · March 2019
  • Devonshire Park Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 413 pupils · 79% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · July 2015
  • Bedford Drive Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 406 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.3 miles · November 2022
  • Woodlands Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · 314 pupils · 93% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · May 2022
  • Rock Ferry Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 301 pupils · 87% full
    Good
    0.5 miles · February 2020
  • St Anne's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 247 pupils · 100% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · June 2016
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 237 pupils · 56% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · November 2022
  • St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
    Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 210 pupils · 82% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · September 2023
  • Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 207 pupils · 94% full
    Not rated
    1.1 miles
  • Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 203 pupils · 97% full
    Good
    0.9 miles · November 2023
  • Well Lane Primary School
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 187 pupils · 79% full
    Serious concerns
    0.2 miles · June 2023
  • Woodchurch Road Academy
    Primary · ages 3–11 · 171 pupils · 34% full
    Good
    0.7 miles · November 2025
  • Horizons Independent School
    Other · ages 11–16 · Independent · 24 pupils · 69% full
    Not rated
    0.6 miles
  • Utopia
    Other · ages 13–19 · Independent · 20 pupils · 62% full
    Not rated
    0.5 miles
How we rate schools

Ofsted stopped giving schools a single overall grade in November 2025, so the rating here is our reading of each school's latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, otherwise its most recent graded inspection. Older inspections are used where nothing newer exists — check the date beside each school.

How full is the pupils on each school's roll against the places it has. Sources: Get Information About Schools (DfE) for pupils and capacity, and Ofsted; Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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