Councils · England · Wirral
Schools in Wirral, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 91 primary, 20 secondary — with Wirral’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Wirral's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Wirral's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN WIRRAL
Find your shortlist.
All 133 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 91
Barnston Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bedford Drive Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bidston Avenue Primary School
Not judged yet
Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Birkenhead High School Academy
Ofsted · Good
Black Horse Hill Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Black Horse Hill Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Brackenwood Infant School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Brackenwood Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Brookdale Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Brookhurst Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Castleway Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Cathcart Street Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Chapelhill Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Church Drive Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy Hillside
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy Portland
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Co-op Academy Woodslee
Ofsted · Good
Devonshire Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Eastway Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Egremont Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Fender Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Gayton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Greasby Infant School
Ofsted · Not judged
Greasby Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Great Meols Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Greenleas Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Grove Street Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Heswall Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Heygarth Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Higher Bebington Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
Not judged yet
Irby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kingsway Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Ladymount Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Leasowe Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Lingham Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Liscard Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Manor Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Mendell Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Mersey Park Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Mount Primary School
Ofsted · Good
New Brighton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Overchurch Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Overchurch Junior School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School
Not judged yet
Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Pensby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Poulton Lancelyn Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Prenton Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Raeburn Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Riverside Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Rock Ferry Primary School
Ofsted · Good
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Somerville Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Not judged yet
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Not judged yet
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St George's Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St John's Catholic Infant School
Ofsted · Good
St John's Catholic Junior School
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey
Ofsted · Not judged
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Stanton Road Primary School
Ofsted · Good
The Priory Parish CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Thingwall Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Thornton Hough Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Town Lane Infant School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Townfield Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Well Lane Primary School
Not judged yet
West Kirby Primary School
Ofsted · Good
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School
Not judged yet
Woodchurch CofE Primary School
Ofsted · Inadequate
Woodchurch Road Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Woodlands Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 20
Birkenhead High School Academy
Ofsted · Good
Birkenhead Park School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Calday Grange Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Co-op Academy Bebington
Ofsted · Good
Hilbre High School
Ofsted · Good
Pensby High School
Ofsted · Good
Prenton High School for Girls
Ofsted · Good
Ridgeway High School
Ofsted · Good
South Wirral High School
Not judged yet
St Anselm's College
Ofsted · Good
St John Plessington Catholic College
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Mosslands School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Oldershaw School
Ofsted · Good
Upton Hall School FCJ
Ofsted · Outstanding
Weatherhead High School
Ofsted · Good
West Kirby Grammar School
Ofsted · Good
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted · Good
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Ofsted · Outstanding
Woodchurch High School
Ofsted · Good
Special & other · 23
Avalon School
Not judged yet
Birkenhead School
Not judged yet
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Edstart Schools Wirral
Not judged yet
Elleray Park School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Foxfield School
Ofsted · Good
Gilbrook School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hayfield School
Ofsted · Good
Horizons Independent School
Not judged yet
IMPACT Northwest Schools
Ofsted · Good
Kilgarth School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Meadowside School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Orrets Meadow School
Not judged yet
Prenton Preparatory School
Not judged yet
Progress Schools - Hamilton Square
Ofsted · Inadequate
Progress Schools - Wirral
Ofsted · Good
Stanley School
Ofsted · Good
The Observatory School
Ofsted · Good
Utopia
Not judged yet
West Kirby School and College
Ofsted · Outstanding
Wirral Metropolitan College
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wirral Wrap
Ofsted · Requires improvement
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Wirral.
If you live in Wirral, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Wirral secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Wirral often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.