Weatherhead High School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Wallasey, North West CH44 3HS · Wirral
#356 of 536 secondary schools in North West
#2986 of 4,090 nationally
About Weatherhead High School
Weatherhead High School is a academy secondary located in Wallasey, in the Wirral local authority of North West, England. It caters for Ages 11–18 and is a girls' school. In 2025 it enrolled 1,500 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 29.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in England and 356th of 536 ranked secondary schools in North West. Its strongest component is a level points per entry (36th percentile), and its weakest is community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (19th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,500; capacity filled 89.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 53%; ebacc average points 3.71.
There are 15 schools in Wallasey; Weatherhead High School ranks 5th of 15 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)41.9
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)28.1%
- A level points per entry (10%)31.6
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)43.1%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Weatherhead High School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,500
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 43.1%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 89.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 41.9
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 28.1%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 53%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 3.71
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 31.6
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Weatherhead High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Park Primary School
Wallasey · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
401 students · 693 m away
The Mosslands School
Wallasey · Local authority secondary · Ages 11–18
848 students · 784 m away
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Wallasey · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
196 students · 903 m away
St George's Primary School
Wallasey · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
922 students · 1.0 km away
Co-op Academy Oldershaw
Wallasey · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
774 students · 1.0 km away
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Wallasey · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,073 students · 1.2 km away
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Birkenhead · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
185 students · 1.4 km away
Co-op Academy Portland
Birkenhead · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
227 students · 1.7 km away
Somerville Primary School
Wallasey · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
379 students · 1.7 km away
Mount Primary School
Wirral · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
300 students · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in North West with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Trinity CofE High School
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1,503 students
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
Clitheroe · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,496 students
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,493 students
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
Blackburn · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,483 students
North Chadderton School
Oldham · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,524 students
Alsager School
Stoke-on-Trent · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,528 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Weatherhead High School a good school?
Weatherhead High School has a Success Index (England) of 29.4 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #356 of 536 in North West. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Weatherhead High School rank in North West?
Weatherhead High School ranks #356 of 536 secondary schools in North West and #2986 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Weatherhead High School?
Weatherhead High School had 1,500 students in 2025.
Is Weatherhead High School a primary school or a secondary school?
Weatherhead High School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Weatherhead High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Weatherhead High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.