Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Ofsted: Good
Score
B73
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Wirral, CH63 3AQ
- Distance
- 4.7km away
South Wirral High School
Plymyard Avenue, Eastham, Wirral, CH62 8EH
Local ranking19th of 20 secondary schools in Wirral
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1234
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 11 October 2022.
School history and status
Continues from South Wirral High School (URN 105107) since 1 December 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 27.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 197
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 5.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 40.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 40.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D-
Avg A-Level Grade
18.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
20
A-Level Students
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 71
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1045
- Boys
- 525 (52%)
- Girls
- 494 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1234 (83% full)
- SEND
- 30.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 36.9%
- EAL
- 1.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.5%
- SEN Support
- 24.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £3,482/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 95.6%
- White Other: 1.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.5%
- Black African: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Black Other: 0.3%
- Other: 0.3%
95.6%
White British
1.3%
White Other
0.7%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Plymyard Avenue
Wirral, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 151354
- UKPRN
- 10096594
- Establishment No.
- 4071
- Trust
- THE CHALLENGE ACADEMY TRUST
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