Hilbre High SchoolCalday Grange Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wirral.
Summary of the comparison
Hilbre High School and Calday Grange Grammar School are secondary schools in Wirral.
Hilbre High School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Calday Grange Grammar School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Calday Grange Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Hilbre High School was judged in need of attention and Calday Grange Grammar School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.0 for Hilbre High School and 68.1 for Calday Grange Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hilbre High School (44.5 in 2021-22, 39.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Calday Grange Grammar School (69.0 in 2021-22, 68.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WirralHilbre High School | WirralCalday Grange Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D42/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 15th of 19 in Wirral | 5th of 19 in Wirral Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Needs attention | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,174 | 1,479 | |
| Capacity | 1,160 | 1,504 | |
| Location | Wirral, CH48 6EQ | Wirral, CH48 8GG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.0 | 68.1 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24.5% | 92.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 48.4% | 96.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.4% | 81.9% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.09 | 6.46 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 192 | 216 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 56 | 206 | |
| A-level average points | 22.3 | 38.3 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 24.9 | 38.0 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 24.8% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,174 | 1,479 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.5% | 8.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.0% | 4.8% | |
| SEN support | 14.7% | 7.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 8.2% | 0.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.8% | 4.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.4% | 8.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Hilbre High School
Calday Grange Grammar School
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