Calday Grange Grammar School
Grammar School Lane, Wirral, CH48 8GG
1,493 pupils · 99% of 1,504 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- CALDAY GRANGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.3%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 18 December 2024, published 4 February 2025. 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 | 68.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 92.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 96.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 81.9% |
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 — 1.1 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 202 | 222 | 370 | 202 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 213 | 216 | 357 | 213 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 192 | 191 | 322 | 192 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 208 | 220 | 351 | 208 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 206 | 211 | 340 | 206 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 195 | 196 | 336 | 195 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 204 | 212 | 314 | 204 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 208 | 238 | 339 | 208 |
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 0.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- West Kirby Grammar School 1.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Pensby High School 4.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Upton Hall School FCJ 4.6 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Woodchurch High School 5.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ridgeway High School 6.1 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.