Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Secondary · Academy converter · Boys · Wirral
Cross Lane, Wirral, CH63 3AQ
94
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/11/2022
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.0%
6.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,123
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,194 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
146 of 151 families who put it first got an offer
147
Places offered
381
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 151 | 146 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 148 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 67 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 15 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 381 | 147 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Wirral lets families list 5 preferences. 103 applications came from outside the council area (33 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Ascroft
- Address
- Cross Lane, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3AQ
- Phone
- 01516440908
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward / constituency
- Bebington · Birkenhead
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137476
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 11% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WIRRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS
1,123 pupils · 1,194 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 821 pupils
Attendance
96.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
6.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 65.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.36 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 94% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 99% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.20 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.39 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 65.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 91% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 99.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 96.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.21 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 156 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.33 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 115 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 156 | 54% | 94% | 99% | |
| English Language | 156 | 38% | 92% | 99% | |
| Biology | 155 | 38% | 89% | 98% | |
| Physics | 155 | 40% | 85% | 94% | |
| Chemistry | 155 | 39% | 82% | 95% | |
| English Literature | 155 | 29% | 89% | 99% | |
| History | 113 | 35% | 74% | 87% | |
| Business | 107 | 39% | 92% | 98% | |
| Geography | 94 | 52% | 93% | 99% | |
| Spanish | 90 | 30% | 73% | 90% | |
| French | 70 | 26% | 71% | 80% | |
| Computer Science | 55 | 22% | 64% | 76% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 51 | 25% | 49% | 67% | |
| Biology | 33 | 12% | 30% | 48% | |
| Economics | 33 | 3% | 21% | 61% | |
| Physics | 31 | 10% | 42% | 65% | |
| Business Studies | 29 | 7% | 28% | 59% | |
| Chemistry | 23 | 22% | 39% | 65% | |
| Psychology | 22 | 5% | 9% | 32% | |
| Geography | 19 | 5% | 32% | 53% | |
| Law | 16 | 0% | 0% | 19% | |
| English Language | 10 | 0% | 10% | 80% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 9 | 0% | 11% | 33% | |
| History | 8 | 13% | 38% | 75% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10221: Wirral Grammar School for Boys
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 73% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 75% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wirral council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.