Compare Prenton High School for Girls and South Wirral High School and St Anselm's College
Comparison of secondary schools: Prenton High School for Girls (Secondary) in Birkenhead; South Wirral High School (Secondary) in Wirral; St Anselm's College (Secondary) in Prenton — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Prenton High School for Girls, South Wirral High School and St Anselm's College. They are secondary phase and academy converter type located around Birkenhead, Merseyside, Wirral, Merseyside and Prenton, Merseyside. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Prenton High School for Girls), published May 2014. The most recent inspection on record is for St Anselm's College (Jul 2019). average roll around ≈ 900, combined total ≈ 1,750, typical FSM 25–30%, range 10–15%–40–45%; all under Wirral local authority.
| Attribute |
Prenton High School for Girls
CH42 6RR
|
South Wirral High School
CH62 8EH
|
St Anselm's College
CH43 1UQ
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy converter | Secondary • Academy converter |
| Location |
Birkenhead Merseyside CH42 6RR |
Wirral Merseyside CH62 8EH |
Prenton Merseyside CH43 1UQ |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 6 May 2014 | — | 2 23 Jul 2019 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 800 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | — | ≈ 1,000 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | — | 10–15% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 790 | 1234 | 1026 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | — | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | Boys |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Selective |
| Trust / Local authority | Wirral (344) | Wirral (344) | Wirral (344) |
| Website | www.prentonhighschool.co.uk | www.southwirral.wirral.sch.uk | www.st-anselms.com |
| Telephone | 01516448113 | 01513273213 | 01516521408 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Birkenhead
Merseyside
CH42 6RR - Ofsted
- 2 6 May 2014
- Pupils
- ≈ 800 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Wirral (344)
- Website
- www.prentonhighschool.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01516448113
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Wirral
Merseyside
CH62 8EH - Ofsted
- —
- Pupils
- —
- FSM %
- —
- Trust / LA
- Wirral (344)
- Website
- www.southwirral.wirral.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01513273213
- Phase / Type
- Secondary • Academy converter
- Location
- Prenton
Merseyside
CH43 1UQ - Ofsted
- 2 23 Jul 2019
- Pupils
- ≈ 1,000 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 10–15% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Wirral (344)
- Website
- www.st-anselms.com
- Telephone
- 01516521408
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