South Wirral High School

Plymyard Avenue, Eastham, Wirral, CH62 8EH

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1234

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from South Wirral High School (URN 105107) since 1 December 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 37.4 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 27.8% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 55.6% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 18.1% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.0 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 144

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 93.0%
Continued in education: 84.0%
Apprenticeships: 4.0%
Employment: 5.0%
Not sustained: 7.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 88.0%
Higher education: 40.0%
Apprenticeships: 8.0%
Employment: 40.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

D-

Avg A-Level Grade

18.1

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

A-Level Students

Applied General Avg Points: 28.0
16-18 Cohort: 71

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1045
Capacity: 1234 (0% full)
SEND: 30.6%
FSM Eligible: 36.9%
EAL: 1.9%
SEN with EHC Plan: 6.5%
SEN Support: 24.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 64.0
Budget per Pupil: £3,482/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 11.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 34.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 95.6%
White Other: 1.3%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
Mixed Other: 0.5%
Black African: 0.5%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
Black Other: 0.3%
Other: 0.3%

95.6%

White British

1.3%

White Other

0.7%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01513273213

headteacher@southwirral.wirral.sch.uk

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Plymyard Avenue

Wirral, North West

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Administrative

URN: 151354
UKPRN: 10096594
Establishment No.: 4071
Trust: THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST

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