South Wirral High School is a secondary school in Wirral, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a foundation school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a none religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.
South Wirral High School currently has around 1045 pupils on roll, which is about 85% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 51.8% boys and 48.2% girls. Around 36.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.
Overall absence at the school is 11.3%. Persistent absence is recorded at 34%.
The majority of pupils are from a white british background (94.6%).
Around 95% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (85%) , including 39% who stay in school sixth forms and 45% progressing to further education , while 5% enter apprenticeships .
| Address: | Plymyard Avenue, Wirral, CH62 8EH |
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| School Type: | Foundation school |
| Education phase: | Secondary |
| Local authority: | Wirral |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Mr Mike Cloherty |
| Religious character: | None |
| Admissions policy: | Non-selective |
| Unique reference: | 105107 |
| Age Range: | 11 - 18 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 1234 |
| Number of Pupils: | 1045 |
| Number of Boys: | 541 |
| Number of Girls: | 504 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 11.3% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 34% | 8.2% |
| White British | 94.60% | 989 |
| Other White | 1.20% | 13 |
| Unclassified | 1.00% | 10 |
| White and Asian | 0.70% | 7 |
| Other Mixed | 0.50% | 5 |
| African | 0.50% | 5 |
| White and Black African | 0.40% | 4 |
| Other Black | 0.30% | 3 |
| Other (any other ethnic group) | 0.30% | 3 |
| Chinese | 0.20% | 2 |
| Caribbean | 0.20% | 2 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 0.10% | 1 |
| Pakistani | 0.10% | 1 |
| Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage) | 0.00% | 0 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.00% | 0 |
| Irish | 0.00% | 0 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.00% | 0 |
| Other Asian | 0.00% | 0 |
| Indian | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heygarth Primary School Heygarth Road , Eastham CH62 8AG | 3out of 4 | 593 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Heygarth Junior School Heygarth Road , Heygarth CH62 8AG | - not rated | 593 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Millfields Primary School Willington Avenue , Eastham CH62 9EB | - not rated | 645 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Willington Avenue , Eastham CH62 9EB | 2out of 4 | 686 yd | Voluntary controlled school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Mill Park Junior School Willington Avenue , Eastham CH62 9EB | - not rated | 686 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wirral High School Plymyard Avenue , Eastham CH62 8EH | 3out of 4 | 0 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| South Wirral High School Plymyard Avenue , Eastham CH62 8EH | - not rated | 0 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lyndale School Lyndale Avenue , Eastham CH62 8DE | - not rated | 889 yd | Community special school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
| Benty Heath School and Kindergarten Benty Heath Lane , Willaston CH64 1SB | - not rated | 1,700 yd | Other independent school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Crowthorns Day/Residential Special School -Autism and Asperger's School Lane , Childer Thornton CH66 5PL | - not rated | 2,340 yd | Other independent special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.