Prenton High School for Girls

About Prenton High School for Girls

Prenton High School for Girls is a state secondary for girls aged 11 to 16 in the Wirral local authority, where it ranks 9th out of 20 similar schools by Progress 8. That puts it in the top half of its local peers, though some way behind the three highest-performing schools in the borough: Upton Hall School FCJ, Birkenhead High School Academy, and West Kirby Grammar School. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Wirral Grammar School for Girls, about 2.4 kilometres away. Prenton itself was last inspected in November 2022, when an ungraded visit confirmed it remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. Its previous graded inspection in 2014 gave an overall effectiveness rating of 2, which also corresponds to Good, while the inspection before that in 2011 had judged it Outstanding. With 781 pupils on a capacity of 790, the school is almost full, and its intake includes a notably high proportion of students eligible for free school meals at 43.9 per cent.

Academically, Prenton’s Progress 8 score of 0.02 is exactly in line with the national average, and comfortably above the Wirral local authority average of -0.12. This means pupils here make about as much progress as students across England, and better progress than the typical Wirral student. The Attainment 8 score is 41.2, and 59.1 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, compared with 34.4 per cent at grade 5 or above. The English Progress 8 score of 0.34 is notably strong, while maths sits at -0.17, and the EBacc average point score is 3.5. Just over a third of pupils entered the EBacc combination of subjects. Nationally, the school ranks 1471 out of 3141 schools by Progress 8, placing it in the 47th percentile, and within the North West region it sits at 152nd out of 445.

The school offers a wide range of facilities including a theatre, swimming pool, astro turf, tennis courts, and science labs, plus a sixth form centre even though Prenton itself does not have a sixth form. Sports on offer include rugby, gymnastics, dance, and swimming, and clubs range from chess and coding to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Model UN. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 366 applications for 153 places, with 143 first-preference offers made from 149 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.39. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, autistic spectrum disorder, and speech, language and communication needs. This is a school that suits families looking for a well-equipped, inclusive girls’ secondary with solid academic progress and a strong local reputation, particularly for those who value English outcomes and a broad extracurricular offer.

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