Wirral Grammar School for Girls

Wirral Grammar School for Girls is performing exceptionally well, having been rated as outstanding in all inspected areas during its first routine inspection. The school has shown a strong commitment to fostering a warm and inclusive environment where students excel academically and personally. With a broad and ambitious curriculum, effective support for students with special educational needs, and a rich array of extracurricular opportunities, the school prepares its students thoroughly for future education or employment. Staff and leaders work collaboratively to maintain high standards and ensure the success of their students.

Strengths

• Highly ambitious and broad curriculum designed for student success
• Exceptional student behavior and strong sense of community
• Teachers are subject experts who deliver content confidently and clearly
• Leaders provide effective support for students with SEND
• Strong commitment to personal development and preparation for diverse society
• Abundant extracurricular activities enhance student experiences
• Effective safeguarding arrangements in place

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wirral Grammar School for Girls attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 10.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.6% of pupils at Wirral Grammar School for Girls were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wirral Grammar School for Girls had 17.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 2.2% of pupils at Wirral Grammar School for Girls were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 0.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Wirral Grammar School for Girls received £7,143 and spent £7,088 for each of its 1,194 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,930,000 (£1,616 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Wirral Grammar School for Girls's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wirral Grammar School for Girls is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2023.

When was Wirral Grammar School for Girls last inspected by Ofsted?

Wirral Grammar School for Girls was last inspected in January 2023.

How many pupils does Wirral Grammar School for Girls have?

Wirral Grammar School for Girls has 1,224 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wirral Grammar School for Girls cover?

Wirral Grammar School for Girls for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Wirral Grammar School for Girls's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 70.9, and 96% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Wirral Grammar School for Girls?

Wirral Grammar School for Girls is at Heath Road, Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, CH63 3AF.