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Wirral Grammar School for Boys

11–18Ages
1,123Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
BoysPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
137476URN

Cross Lane, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.3 above Wirral median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in WirralSelective

409 applications for 167 places · 7th of 20 in Wirral

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

68.2of 90

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

3rd of 20 in Wirral

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Wirral median (2.1) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

409 applications · 167 places offered · 190 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

2026 2.5; Wirral median median 2.1
2025 2.6; Wirral median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Wirral median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Wirral median median 2.1
2022 2.5; Wirral median median 2.2
2021 2.4; Wirral median median 2.1
2020 2.0; Wirral median median 1.9
2019 2.2; Wirral median median 2.0
2018 2.1; Wirral median median 2.0
2017 2.1; Wirral median median 2.1
2016 2.0; Wirral median median 2.1
2015 2.0; Wirral median median 2.2
2014 2.1; Wirral median median 2.1

This school
Wirral median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	167	409	2.5	190	1.14
Sep 2025	147	381	2.6	151	1.03
Sep 2024	165	377	2.3	170	1.03
Sep 2023	154	343	2.2	163	1.06
Sep 2022	154	377	2.5	178	1.16
Sep 2021	150	361	2.4	163	1.09
Sep 2020	155	311	2.0	163	1.05
Sep 2019	155	345	2.2	149	0.96
Sep 2018	144	301	2.1	132	0.92
Sep 2017	153	324	2.1	177	1.16
Sep 2016	155	308	2.0	164	1.06
Sep 2015	154	314	2.0	171	1.11
Sep 2014	153	323	2.1	217	1.42

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

157 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)68.23rd of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 39.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths94%2nd of 20 in Wirral

Wirral 29% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths99%

Wirral 53% England 66%

This school
Wirral median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.36

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	157	68.2	94%	99%	–
2024/25	156	65.4	91%	99%	–
2023/24	157	65.7	94%	99%	+0.36
2022/23	155	65.1	91%	100%	+0.29

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Wirral Grammar School for BoysThis school
This school

Good2022

2.5applications per place 68.2Attainment 8 Selective
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
0.1 km · Wirral

Outstanding2022

2.2applications per place 70.9Attainment 8 Selective
Co-op Academy Bebington
0.6 km · Wirral

Good2023

2.7applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
St John Plessington Catholic College
1.3 km · Wirral

Good2022

2.2applications per place 39.4Attainment 8
Prenton High School for Girls
2.5 km · Wirral

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
South Wirral High School
4.7 km · Wirral

Good2022

1.9applications per place 38.1Attainment 8
King's Leadership Academy, Liverpool
4.9 km · Liverpool

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 36.3Attainment 8
Birkenhead High School Academy
5.1 km · Wirral

Good2023

4.7applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Birkenhead Park School
5.1 km · Wirral

2026

1.9applications per place 39.1Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137476 · 344/5401
Trust: Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Admissions policy: Selective
Capacity: 1,194 pupils · 1,123 on roll
Free school meals: 10.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Wirral Grammar School for Boys (URN 105113)
Address: Cross Lane, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3AQ
Local authority: Wirral

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources