Woodchurch High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jun 24 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Unique reference
- 138853
- Address
- Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, CH49 7NG
- Website
- www.woodchurchhigh.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1415 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.1%
- Girls
- 41.9%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.9%
- Persistent absence
- 30.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.1%
White British 90.7%
Mixed 2.1%
Chinese 2%
African 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other White 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.9
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.24
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 20 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 11 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 56 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Woodchurch High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 257
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 271
- 2nd preference
- 135
- 3rd preference
- 115
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 247
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 280 165 115 |
| Year 8 | 287 169 118 |
| Year 9 | 282 169 113 |
| Year 10 | 285 159 126 |
| Year 11 | 281 160 121 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 84.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 25.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 39.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 19.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.9% 3.0% |