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ClosedSecondaryURN 105100

Pensby High School for Boys: A Specialist Sports College

Community school · Wirral · CH61 6XN

Ages 11–18 · Wirral

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census.

School capacity
870
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Boys
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Kevin Flanagan

Location

Address
Irby Road, Heswall
Postcode
CH61 6XN
Town
Wirral
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Wirral
District
Wirral
Constituency
Wirral West
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Boys community school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Wirral, Wirral. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions.

Open schools in Wirral
79
Secondary schools in Wirral
11
Academies among open schools in Wirral
51% (40)
Open schools in CH61
7
Secondary in CH61
1
Open schools in Wirral LA
136
Secondary in Wirral LA
19

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in WirralNear CH61

  • Pensby High School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Wirral · CH61 6XN · Wirral

    Ages 11–18

    • Att843.7
    • P80.3
    • EM5+38%
    • Absence7.6%

    0.0 miles away

  • Calday Grange Grammar School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Wirral · CH48 8GG · Wirral

    Ages 11–18

    • Att864.7
    • P80.3
    • EM5+91%
    • Absence5.7%

    2.6 miles away

  • Woodchurch High School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Wirral · CH49 7NG · Wirral

    Ages 11–16

    • Att838.6
    • P8-0.1
    • EM5+26%
    • Absence10.7%

    2.7 miles away

  • Upton Hall School FCJ

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Wirral · CH49 6LJ · Wirral

    Ages 11–18

    • Att868.2
    • P80.9
    • EM5+90%
    • Absence5.4%

    3.0 miles away

  • Hilbre High School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Wirral · CH48 6EQ · Wirral

    Ages 11–18

    • Att835.4
    • P8-0.4
    • EM5+24%
    • Absence10.3%

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Kevin Flanagan

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