Woodchurch High School
School Name: Woodchurch High School Address: Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch Town/City: Wirral County: Merseyside Postcode: CH49 7NG Telephone Number: 0151 677 5257 Website: www.woodchurchhigh.com
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: Church of England Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2012 Trust: Woodchurch High School
Headteacher: Mr Martyn Canham
Capacity: 1405
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1399 (59% boys & 41% girls)
Enrollment: 100% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 43%
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
URN: 138853
DfE Number: 344/4012
UKPRN: 10035704
UPRN: 42020979
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Wirral (E08000015)
Constituency: Wirral West (E14001589)
Electoral Ward: Upton (E05000973)
Diocese: CE09(Diocese of Chester)
Easting & Northing: 328525E, 387059N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 22' 34.22" N 3° 4' 32.56" W
Plus Code: 9C5R9WGF+FP
DfE Record: View record
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- Ridgeway High School (0.6km)
- Townfield Primary School (0.8km)
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School (0.9km)
- Meadowside School (0.9km)
- Woodchurch CofE Primary School (0.9km)
- Co-Op Academy Hillside (1.1km)
Predecessor school†
- Mr Stuart Allen - Trustee. Appointed on 21 November 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 November 2029.
- Dr Tracey Baxter - Trustee. Appointed on 7 November 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 6 November 2029.
- Mr Martyn Christopher Canham - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 January 2024.
- Mr Martyn Canham - Trustee. Appointed on 1 January 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mrs Beverly Clair Cowley - Trustee. Appointed on 12 November 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 11 November 2025.
- Mr David Cumberland - Trustee. Appointed on 7 November 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 6 November 2029.
- Mrs Vanessa Eyres - Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT). Appointed on 9 September 2024.
- Dr Michael Gilbertson - Trustee. Appointed on 7 November 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 6 November 2029.
- Rev Alec Ham - Trustee. Appointed on 3 October 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 2 October 2029.
- Mrs Valerie Ann Jones - Trustee. Appointed on 9 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 December 2029.
- Mr Christopher Keelan - Trustee. Appointed on 10 July 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 9 July 2028.
- Mrs Suzanne Loyden - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 3 March 2025.
- Mr Ian James McArdle - Trustee. Appointed on 21 November 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 November 2029.
- Mrs Helen Moore - Member. Appointed on 18 November 2020 (Foundation/sponsor members). Term runs until 9 January 2026.
- Mrs Rose Owen - Trustee. Appointed on 9 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 December 2029.
- Canon Christopher Penn - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2017 (Foundation/sponsor members).
- Mrs Elizabeth Renshaw - Trustee. Appointed on 8 November 2021 (Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Mr Gareth Richard Simpson - Trustee. Appointed on 22 September 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 21 September 2029.
- Mr Andrew Smith - Trustee. Appointed on 22 September 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 21 September 2029.
- Mr Tony Smith - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 7 December 2023 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 6 December 2027.
- Mr Tony Smith - Member. Appointed on 20 March 2012 (Appointed by LA).
- Mrs Jennifer Wright - Member. Appointed on 9 January 2026 (Foundation/sponsor members).