Pensby High School

Term dates

We haven't checked Wirral's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 165 families put this school as their first choice, and 173 places were offered. 159 of the families who put it first got a place (96%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 23 March 2023: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Foundation school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

915 (capacity 900)

Gender

Mixed

Phone

01513420570

Address

Irby Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH61 6XN

Website

pensbyhighschool.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports