Weatherhead High School is a state-funded secondary school in Wirral, North West, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for girls. DfE data records 1,500 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,669.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (29 Nov 2022). The published Attainment 8 score was 41.9 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 271 first-preference applications and 259 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 29 Nov 2022 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
Published 23 Jan 2023.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Wirral |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 259 |
| First-preference applications | 271 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 423 |
| First-preference offers | 254 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 41.9 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 53% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 28.1% |
| EBacc entry | 53.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 30.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 15.4% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.59 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 32.25 |
| Value added | -0.06 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.2 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.09 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 9.3% |
| Pupils | 87 |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | C+ |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 43.2% |
| Sixth-form college | 18% |
| Further education college | 22.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% |
| Employment | 2% |
| Not sustained | 7.6% |
| Unknown | 4.4% |
Cohort: 250 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 88%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 52.1% |
| Further education | 0.7% |
| Other education | 0.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% |
| Employment | 29.9% |
| Not sustained | 9% |
| Unknown | 1.4% |
Cohort: 144 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 89.6%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
14.9 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 6.16% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 5.06% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 87.9% |
| White other | 2.1% |
| Mixed | 3.9% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Other | 0.9% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
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