Calday Grange Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Wirral
Calday Grange Grammar School is a secondary school in Wirral for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 2024. Wirral has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Grammar School Lane, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 8GG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 93% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 68.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
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.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2024 to 2026, as Wirral published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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