Calday Grange Grammar School

What the figures show

• The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 14.680 miles away, the longest of 10 Wirral secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
• There were 222 first-choice applications for 202 Year 7 offers in 2026; 200 offers went to first-choice families, and 22 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
• Of 370 Year 7 applications in 2026, 96 (26%) came from families living outside Wirral, and 22 offers went to them.
• In 2024/25, 93% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Wirral.

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

Grammar School Lane, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 8GG

Type

Academy converter

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Admissions policy

Selective

Council

Wirral

Pupils on roll

1,493 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

7.8% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

16.9

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024

Strengths

• “They display excellent attitudes to their learning.”
• “Pupils are taught how to take responsibility for their academic progress.”
• “Across most subjects, pupils successfully achieve in line with the school’s high expectations.”

To improve

• “In some subjects, there is inconsistency in how well teachers use the school’s chosen teaching strategies.”
• “For example, some of the activities are not well suited to what teachers want pupils to learn and are not adapted well enough.”
• “This means that a small number of pupils, particularly those who have additional barriers to learning, do not build a sufficiently strong body of knowledge in those subjects as they could.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 February 2025 (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: 222 first-preference applications, 202 offers in total, 200 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.

• Hilbre High School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• West Kirby Grammar School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
• Pensby High School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• Upton Hall School FCJ 2.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
• Woodchurch High School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Ridgeway High School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
• St Anselm's College 4.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• Birkenhead Park School 5.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published

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