Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Cross Lane, Wirral, CH63 3AQ
1,123 pupils · 94% of 1,194 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- WIRRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.8%
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 8 November 2022, published 19 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 | 65.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 91% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 99.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 96.2% |
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 — 1.14 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 167 | 190 | 409 | 167 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 147 | 151 | 381 | 147 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 165 | 170 | 377 | 165 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 154 | 163 | 343 | 154 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 154 | 178 | 377 | 154 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 150 | 163 | 361 | 150 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 155 | 163 | 311 | 155 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 155 | 149 | 345 | 155 |
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
- Wirral Grammar School for Girls 0.1 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Bebington 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St John Plessington Catholic College 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Prenton High School for Girls 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- South Wirral High School 4.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool 5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.