West Kirby Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Wirral
Graham Road, Wirral, CH48 5DP
98
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 02/11/2022
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.4%
13.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,181
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,283 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
144 of 146 families who put it first got an offer
171
Places offered
353
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 146 | 144 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 130 | 27 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 68 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 353 | 171 | 48% |
1st preference success by year
Wirral lets families list 5 preferences. 89 applications came from outside the council area (46 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
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simeon Clarke
- Address
- Graham Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5DP
- Phone
- 01516323449
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Ward / constituency
- Hoylake and Meols · Wirral West
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137243
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WEST KIRBY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1,181 pupils · 1,283 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
02 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 913 pupils
Attendance
94.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
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 | 68.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.42 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 94% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 100% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.39 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.43 | — | — |
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 | 71.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 95.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 97.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 78.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.8 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 183 | — |
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 | 39.32 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 141 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 183 | 67% | 97% | 98% | |
| Mathematics | 182 | 57% | 97% | 99% | |
| English Literature | 178 | 67% | 98% | 99% | |
| Biology | 119 | 77% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 118 | 80% | 98% | 100% | |
| Physics | 116 | 73% | 97% | 99% | |
| Spanish | 98 | 54% | 82% | 95% | |
| Geography | 87 | 80% | 98% | 98% | |
| History | 76 | 64% | 92% | 96% | |
| Religious Studies | 63 | 62% | 95% | 97% | |
| Combined Science | 62 | 48% | 95% | 98% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 52% | 93% | 98% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 56 | 9% | 32% | 71% | |
| Biology | 45 | 18% | 44% | 71% | |
| Mathematics | 38 | 24% | 50% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 35 | 11% | 40% | 57% | |
| Geography | 26 | 23% | 42% | 73% | |
| Religious Studies | 23 | 0% | 17% | 57% | |
| Government and Politics | 21 | 24% | 33% | 48% | |
| English Language | 17 | 0% | 6% | 59% | |
| History | 15 | 13% | 40% | 73% | |
| Physics | 15 | 0% | 33% | 53% | |
| Business Studies | 15 | 0% | 27% | 47% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 20% | 40% | 73% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #72 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10296: West Kirby Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 10 |
| Offers | 8 |
| Success rate | 80% |
| Accepted offers | 7 |
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 | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 68% | — | — |
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.