South Wirral High School
Plymyard Avenue, Wirral, CH62 8EH
1,019 pupils · 83% of 1,234 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 36.8%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 October 2022, published 21 November 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 178 | 164 | 329 | 173 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wirral Grammar School for Boys 4.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wirral Grammar School for Girls 4.8 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Bebington 5.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Neston High School 5.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St John Plessington Catholic College 5.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ellesmere Port Church of England College 6.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.