Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Wirral
Heath Road, Wirral, CH63 3AF
96
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 06/12/2022
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.0%
10.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,224
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,207 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
177 of 226 families who put it first got an offer
179
Places offered
397
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 226 | 177 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 99 | 2 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 56 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 397 | 179 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Wirral lets families list 5 preferences. 121 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
- Girls
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jennifer Ogunmyiwa
- Address
- Heath Road, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3AF
- Phone
- 01516448282
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward / constituency
- Bebington · Birkenhead
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137171
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WIRRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
1,224 pupils · 1,207 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 921 pupils
Attendance
95.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
10.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
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 | 67.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.38 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 89% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.22 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.48 | — | — |
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 | 69.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 92.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 98.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.44 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 180 | — |
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 | 42.27 | 35 |
| Average grade | B+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 25% | 17% |
| A-level students | 132 | — |
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 | 180 | 47% | 95% | 99% | |
| English Language | 180 | 47% | 95% | 98% | |
| English Literature | 179 | 53% | 95% | 99% | |
| Biology | 120 | 58% | 95% | 100% | |
| Physics | 120 | 48% | 93% | 99% | |
| Chemistry | 119 | 56% | 92% | 98% | |
| Business | 96 | 63% | 96% | 99% | |
| History | 92 | 50% | 89% | 95% | |
| French | 82 | 60% | 93% | 95% | |
| Spanish | 82 | 39% | 82% | 91% | |
| Religious Studies | 69 | 77% | 94% | 96% | |
| Geography | 65 | 68% | 95% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 54 | 15% | 37% | 72% | |
| Chemistry | 44 | 18% | 45% | 66% | |
| Psychology | 42 | 5% | 29% | 62% | |
| Mathematics | 41 | 20% | 56% | 73% | |
| Religious Studies | 25 | 20% | 60% | 80% | |
| Business Studies | 22 | 18% | 45% | 86% | |
| Law | 20 | 15% | 65% | 85% | |
| English Language | 19 | 0% | 11% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 19 | 16% | 37% | 68% | |
| Fine Art | 18 | 50% | 89% | 100% | |
| Sociology | 17 | 12% | 18% | 76% | |
| History | 11 | 9% | 45% | 73% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10222: Wirral Grammar School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 11 |
| 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) | 64% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 65% | — | — |
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.