West Kirby Grammar School is a secondary school located in Wirral. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 15/01/2009. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Graham Road, Wirral, CH48 5DP
Website: http://www.wkgs.org
Telephone: 01516323449
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simeon Clarke
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 137243

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/01/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1283
Number of Pupils: 1264
Number of Boys: 48
Number of Girls: 1216

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.76 Confidence interval 0.53 to 0.98
Of the 159 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 127 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:85%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:99%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:94%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:71.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.73
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Kirby Primary School
Anglesey Road , West Kirby CH48 5EQ 		3out of 4 131 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School
St Bridget's Lane , West Kirby CH48 3JT 		4out of 4 1,354 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Black Horse Hill Infant School
Saughall Massie Road , West Kirby CH48 6DR 		4out of 4 1,624 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Black Horse Hill Junior School
Saughall Massie Road , West Kirby CH48 6DR 		3out of 4 1,624 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary School
126 Market Street , Hoylake CH47 3BH 		3out of 4 2,264 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Kirby Grammar School
Graham Road , West Kirby CH48 5DP 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Hilbre High School
Frankby Road , West Kirby CH48 6EQ 		3out of 4 1,746 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Calday Grange Grammar School
Grammar School Lane , West Kirby CH48 8GG 		3out of 4 2,063 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Kirby Residential School
Meols Drive , West Kirby CH48 5DH 		4out of 4 297 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Avalon School
Caldy Road , West Kirby CH48 2HE 		- not rated 1,868 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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