OFSTED
8 November 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
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Local authority
Wirral
Trust
WIRRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,123
1,123 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Male pupils
1,123
100.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.3 pts
below England
School
9.5%
Wirral
32.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.7 pts
below England
School
8.6%
Wirral
7.3%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
below England
School
0.2%
Wirral
0.2%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
74.4%
836
Any other Asian background
4.7%
53
Indian
3.9%
44
Chinese
3.8%
43
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
29
Any other White background
2.5%
28
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.8%
132 of
1,123 pupils
9.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
4.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
65.4
26.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.36 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.99%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.23 pts
lower than
England
School
3.99%
Wirral
7.24%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.97%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.85 pts
lower than
England
School
5.97%
Wirral
19.16%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.61%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.19 pts
lower than
England
School
0.61%
Wirral
2.02%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.1%
1.7 pts
above England
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
94.1%
Wirral
90.8%
North West
91.8%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.