Pensby High SchoolCalday Grange Grammar School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wirral.
Summary of the comparison
Pensby High School and Calday Grange Grammar School are secondary schools in Wirral.
Pensby High School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Calday Grange Grammar School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Calday Grange Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Pensby High School was judged Good and Calday Grange Grammar School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.8 for Pensby High School and 68.1 for Calday Grange Grammar School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Pensby High School (45.2 in 2021-22, 44.8 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 | WirralPensby High School | WirralCalday Grange Grammar School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 19 in Wirral | 5th of 19 in Wirral Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Boys | |
| Pupils on roll | 920 | 1,479 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 1,504 | |
| Location | Wirral, CH61 6XN | Wirral, CH48 8GG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.8 | 68.1 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.7% | 92.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 72.5% | 96.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 14.0% | 81.9% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 | 6.46 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 171 | 216 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 206 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 38.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 38.0 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 24.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 920 | 1,479 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.6% | 8.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 3.2% | 4.8% | |
| SEN support | 16.4% | 7.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 0.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% | 4.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.8% | 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
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.
Pensby High School
Calday Grange Grammar School
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