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West Kirby Grammar School

Graham Road, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, CH48 5DP ·

Ofsted:Good· 2022Grammar school

At a glance

A state girls' grammar academy for ages 11–18 in Wirral. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (November 2022). GCSE results are well above the England average (Attainment 8: 71.3 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 163 families put it first for 172 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–18
Pupils: 1,181
Gender: Girls
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Selective
Local authority: Wirral
Academy trust: WEST KIRBY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Headteacher: Mr Simeon Clarke
Opened: Aug 2011

School website 01516323449 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 2 Nov 2022

GoodOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Sixth form: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 183 pupils

Attainment 8

71.3

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

95.6%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

97.8%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.42

2023/24 · CI 0.2 to 0.64

This school

71.3

Wirral

45.3

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

172

1st preferences

163

All applications

366

1st prefs per place

0.95

Fewer first choices than places

160 of 163 first-preference applicants were offered a place (98%). 34 offers went to families living in another council area.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,186

Capacity

1,283

92% full

Girls / boys

98/2

Girls

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)8.2%
English as an additional language11%
SEN support11.5%
Education, Health and Care plan0.4%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.