Wirral Grammar School for Boys

What the figures show

• For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 9.211 miles away, the 2nd longest of 10 Wirral secondary schools with a published last distance.
• The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2024.
• For Year 7 in 2026 there were 190 first-choice applications for 167 offers; 166 offers went to first-choice families, and 24 first-choice families were not offered a place.
• In 2024/25, 91% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wirral schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address

Cross Lane, Bebington, Wirral, CH63 3AQ

Type

Academy converter

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Admissions policy

Selective

Council

Wirral

Pupils on roll

1,123 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

9.5% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

19.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 8 November 2022

Strengths

• “Pupils, including students in the sixth form, do their very best to meet leaders’ high expectations for their academic achievement and personal development.”
• “Consequently, pupils and students achieve well in a wide range of subjects.”
• “Pupils enjoy a wealth of high-quality opportunities that reflect leaders’ aim ‘to develop each individual’s potential to the full’.”

To improve

• “However, in a small number of subjects, teachers are not as clear about the building blocks of knowledge that pupils require for subsequent learning.”
• “At times, this results in teachers delivering the curriculum less well.”
• “This means that pupils do not learn as well as they should in these subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Year 7 entry: 190 first-preference applications, 167 offers in total, 166 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Wirral.

• Wirral Grammar School for Girls 0.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
• Co-op Academy Bebington 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
• St John Plessington Catholic College 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
• Prenton High School for Girls 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• South Wirral High School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Birkenhead Park School 3.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
• Woodchurch High School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
• St Anselm's College 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published

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