West Kirby Grammar School
Graham Road, Wirral, CH48 5DP
1,181 pupils · 92% of 1,283 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- WEST KIRBY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 November 2022, published 15 December 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 71.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 95.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 97.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 78.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 172 | 163 | 366 | 172 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 171 | 146 | 353 | 171 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 157 | 135 | 335 | 157 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 158 | 158 | 305 | 158 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 178 | 199 | 351 | 178 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 159 | 167 | 317 | 159 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 161 | 151 | 292 | 161 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 161 | 146 | 288 | 161 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hilbre High School 1.6 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Calday Grange Grammar School 1.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Upton Hall School FCJ 5.7 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Pensby High School 6.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Woodchurch High School 7.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ridgeway High School 7.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.