Weatherhead High School is a secondary school located in Wallasey. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 05/12/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Breck Rd, Wallasey, CH44 3HS
Website: http://www.weatherheadhigh.co.uk
Telephone: 01516314400
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Annmarie Whelan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137815

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1669
Number of Pupils: 1639
Number of Boys: 29
Number of Girls: 1610

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.11 Confidence interval -0.05 to 0.27
Of the 252 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 249 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:31%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Somerville Nursery School
Brentwood Street , CH44 4BB
3out of 4 1,720 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Leasowe Nursery School and Family Centre
Twickenham Drive , Moreton CH46 2QF
3out of 4 2,328 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Park Primary School
Love Lane , CH44 5RN
3out of 4 756 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
Ashburton Road , CH44 5XB
3out of 4 987 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St George's Primary School
St George's Road , CH45 3NF
3out of 4 1,113 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Gautby Road , Bidston CH41 7DU
2out of 4 1,512 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Portland
Laird Street , Claughton CH41 0AB
1out of 4 1,812 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weatherhead High School
Breck Rd , CH44 3HS
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Mosslands School
Mosslands Drive , CH45 8PJ
3out of 4 856 yd Community school No Boys More About School
The Oldershaw School
Valkyrie Road , CH45 4RJ
3out of 4 1,129 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey Village , CH45 3LN
2out of 4 1,268 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Anselm's College
Manor Hill , CH43 1UQ
3out of 4 3,024 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Park Road West , Claughton CH43 8SQ
- not rated 2,366 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birkenhead High School Academy
86 Devonshire Place , CH43 1TY
4out of 4 3,256 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Observatory School
Bidston Village Road , Bidston CH43 7QT
3out of 4 1,985 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kilgarth School
Cavendish Street , CH41 8BA
4out of 4 2,030 yd Community special school Not Applicable Boys More About School
Elleray Park School
Elleray Park Road , CH45 0LH
4out of 4 2,068 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Wirral Hospitals' School
157 Park Road North , Claughton CH41 0EZ
4out of 4 2,139 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Life Wirral (Independent) Sport School
126 Victoria Road , CH45 9LD
- not rated 3,001 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.