Wirral Grammar School for Boys is a secondary school located in Wirral. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/04/2009. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cross Lane, Wirral, CH63 3AQ
Website: http://www.wirralgrammarboys.com/
Telephone: 01516440908
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wirral
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Ascroft
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Selective
Unique reference: 137476

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/04/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1194
Number of Pupils: 1056
Number of Boys: 1056
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.28 Confidence interval 0.08 to 0.48
Of the 162 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 158 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:95%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:89%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:66.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:6.33
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brackenwood Infant School
Pulford Road , Bebington CH63 2HN 		4out of 4 381 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brackenwood Junior School
Norbury Avenue , Bebington CH63 2HH 		- not rated 381 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Stanton Road Primary School
Stanton Road , Bebington CH63 3HW 		3out of 4 632 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's CofE Aided Primary School
Townfield Lane , Lower Bebington CH63 7NL 		4out of 4 1,004 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Town Lane Infant School
Town Lane , Bebington CH63 8LD 		4out of 4 1,153 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Cross Lane , Bebington CH63 3AQ 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Heath Road , Bebington CH63 3AF 		4out of 4 93 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Co-op Academy Bebington
Higher Bebington Road , Bebington CH63 2PS 		2out of 4 607 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St John Plessington Catholic College
Old Chester Road , Bebington CH63 7LF 		4out of 4 1,426 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Prenton High School for Girls
Hesketh Avenue , Rock Ferry CH42 6RR 		3out of 4 2,686 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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