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Wirral Grammar School for Boys

Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Cross Lane, Bebington, Wirral CH63 3AQ · wirralgrammarboys.com · 0151 644 0908

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
65.4
average Attainment 8 score. Wirral 45.3, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,123
94% of 1,194 places
Local authority
Wirral
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Selective
Free school meals
10.8%
First language not English
8.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Wirral Grammar School for Boys

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 190 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 178 (Places 154)178September 2023: 163 (Places 154)163September 2024: 170 (Places 165)170September 2025: 151 (Places 147)151September 2026: 190 (Places 167)190Places 167
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261671901.1▲87%
September 2025Sept 20251471511▲97%
September 2024Sept 20241651701▲95%
September 2023Sept 20231541631.1▲94%
September 2022Sept 20221541781.2▲86%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 65.4, and 91% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wirral it was 45.3, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 62.0 (England 46.3)62.02017/18: 64.5 (England 46.5)64.52018/19: 66.9 (England 46.7)66.92021/22: 69.7 (England 48.8)69.72022/23: 65.1 (England 46.3)65.12023/24: 65.7 (England 45.9)65.72024/25: 65.4 (England 46.0)65.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲65.446.0
▲91.0%45.4%
▲99.4%64.8%
▲96.2%40.5%
▲6.214.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form82.8+0.3
Sixth form college9.6+2.1
Further education2.50
Apprenticeship3.2+0.7
Employment0.6−0.7
Not in a lasting destination0.6−1.3
Activity not captured0.6—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 33.3 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 32.6 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 33.3 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 33.7 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 39.5 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 36.8 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 36.4 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 37.3 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
115 studentsB- (37.3)Average +0.04
115 studentsB- (37.5)Average +0.04
12 studentsDist+ (37.2)Average 0.00
Tech level9 studentsDist* (46.7)Above average +0.79
26.5%AAB or better
97.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24130B- (36.4)+0.06
2022/23136B- (36.8)—
2021/22130B (39.5)—
2018/19136C+ (33.7)+0.16
2017/18140C+ (33.3)-0.24
2016/17149C+ (32.6)-0.20
2015/16138C+ (33.3)-0.14

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University70.9−1.8
Apprenticeship6.7+1.4
Employment18.7+8.1
Not in a lasting destination3−1.5
Activity not captured0.7−3.8

Ofsted

Wirral Grammar School for Boys was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
8 Nov 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formOutstanding

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2009

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Apr 2009Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Mar 2006Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesOutstanding

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (161 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
93%
Replies
161
15% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲94% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲92% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲93% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●81% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲78% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 63% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼44% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 25% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲93% agreeEngland 67%

based on 14 parents (9%) with SEND

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