Wirral Grammar School for Girls

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Dec 6 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Girls
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Wirral
Unique reference
137171
Address
Heath Road, Bebington, CH63 3AF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1194 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
0.0%
Girls
100.0%
First language not English
9%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.9%
Persistent absence
8.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
2.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 75.3%
Mixed 4.9%
Indian 4.1%
Other White 3.6%
Other Asian 3.4%
Chinese 3.2%
Unclassified 1.4%
African 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Pakistani 1%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 79%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 92%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 69.2
Local authority average 45.2
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 6.43
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE44
BiologyGCSE120
Business Studies:SingleGCSE96
ChemistryGCSE119
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE45
Design & TechnologyGCSE57
DanceGCSE24
English LanguageGCSE180
English LiteratureGCSE179
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE30
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Wirral Grammar School for Girls

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
179
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
226
2nd preference
99
3rd preference
56
From another Local Authority
121
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
177
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
33
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
185
0
185
Year 8
187
0
187
Year 9
185
0
185
Year 10
183
0
183
Year 11
180
0
180
Year 12
139
0
139
Year 13
135
0
135
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
84.5%
85.5%
Further education
3.0%
25.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
72.0%
39.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
18.0%
19.2%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
2.8%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
3.3%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
6.5%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
2.9%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
81.0%
63.1%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
43.0%
22.6%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
0.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
1.7%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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