Wirral Grammar School for Girls, Wirral

In its own words: "A warm welcome to Wirral Grammar School for Girls. We are a friendly, inclusive and diverse school where every member of the school community is supported to reach their individual potential."

From the headteacher's welcome: "A warm welcome to Wirral Grammar School for Girls, a grammar school educating girls aged 11-18 since 1931. We are very proud of our history of excellence in both academic achievement and the enrichment opportunities offered."

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Wirral Grammar School for Girls averaged an Attainment 8 score of 70.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 47.2 in Wirral and 47 across England.

96% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Wirral and 47% in England.

That is up from 69.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.38: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 67.9, against 71.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Wirral Grammar School for Girls is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 199 families put Wirral Grammar School for Girls as their first choice and 390 named it as one of their preferences, for 178 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 22 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Wirral Grammar School for Girls admits pupils through an entrance test, usually called the 11-plus. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Wirral Grammar School for Girls ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Wirral's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Wirral has 6 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Wirral Grammar School for Girls are Wirral Grammar School for Boys (under 0.1 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 68.2); Co-op Academy Bebington (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 36.3); St John Plessington Catholic College (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 39.4); and Prenton High School for Girls (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.8).

Wirral Grammar School for Girls's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 95% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 2% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 144 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 8% to apprenticeships and 19% into work. 26% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

10.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%), Asian (10%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 27 pupils (2.2%) received SEN support and 5 (0.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Port Sunlight Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cross Lane (opposite), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wirral Grammar School for Girls stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 97 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wirral (155).

In 2024/25, Wirral Grammar School for Girls issued 7 suspensions, 0.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Wirral Grammar School for Girls are Brackenwood Junior School (0.2 miles), Brackenwood Infant School (0.2 miles), Stanton Road Primary School (0.4 miles) and St Andrew's CofE Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.