South Wirral High School

Term dates

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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, 164 families put this school as their first choice, and 178 places were offered. 164 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

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

Latest graded inspection, 11 October 2022. Overall: Good It was inspected as South Wirral High School, before the school changed (for example, became an academy).

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

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

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1019 (capacity 1234)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01513273213

Address

Plymyard Avenue, Eastham, Wirral, CH62 8EH

Website

southwirral.wirral.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports