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Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Secondary • Academy converter • Wirral
Outstanding
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These rankings cover secondary schools in the county of Merseyside based on the most recent graded Ofsted inspections. We order by headline grade first, then by publication date; ties are broken using “Quality of education” (where available), then contextual signals.
Graded secondary schools
20
Outstanding
4
Good
16
Median inspection year
2023
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 20% · G: 80% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
Summary
Outstanding: 4
Good: 16
Requires improvement: 0
Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
Feb 2015
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Latest inspection
Jun 2024
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These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.
2
Upton Hall School FCJ
Secondary • Academy converter • Wirral
Outstanding
3
Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Liverpool
Outstanding
4
The Belvedere Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Liverpool
Outstanding
5
St Margaret's Church of England Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Liverpool
Good
6
Litherland High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Liverpool
Good
7
Ridgeway High School
Secondary • Foundation school • Prenton
Good
8
Christ The King Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Southport
Good
9
King's Leadership Academy Hawthornes
Secondary • Free schools • Bootle
Good
10
Hillside High School
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Bootle
Good
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How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade orders: Outstanding (1), then Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- We may consider contextual signals (e.g., %FSM, roll size) to break remaining ties.
Ungraded visits don’t replace the last graded judgement.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1) — highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2) — consistently meets standards.
- Requires improvement (3) — not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4) — significant weaknesses found.
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