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Wirral Grammar School for Boys

Wirral Grammar School for Boys

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Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Cross Lane
Address
Map
Cross Lane

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CH63 3AQ

Coordinates53°20′53″N 3°00′47″W / 53.348°N 3.013°W / 53.348; -3.013
Information
Type11–18 boys Grammar school;
Academy
MottoLatin: Sapientia Ianua Vitae
(Wisdom is the Gateway to Life)
Established1931
Local authorityWirral MBC
Department for Education URN137476 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of TrustAndrew Lawrence [1]
Head teacherSimon Ascroft
Staff120
GenderBoys [3]
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,057 (2022) [2]
Houses  Barber
  Dodds
  Hodgson
  Lever
Colour(s)  
PublicationNuntius
Former pupilsOld Wirralians
WebsiteWirral Grammar School for Boys

Wirral Grammar School for Boys is an 11–18 boys maintained selective grammar school founded in 1931. It is situated on a 9.1 acres (3.7 ha) site to the west of Port Sunlight at Cross Lane, Bebington, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. Academically successful, the school was placed 42nd in the top 100 in the Daily Telegraph A-Level table in 2015[4] and 145th in the DfE GCSE table in the same year,[5] but has not been inspected since its conversion to academy status.

The schools most recent Ofsted inspection occurred in November 2022, with inspectors grading the school overall as "Good". By November 2022, a total of 1,057 boys attended the school, 271 of which were in the schools Sixth Form provision. [6]

  1. ^ "Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. ^ Gurney-Read, Josie (28 March 2016). "Top 100 secondary schools by A-level results 2015". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ^ School performance data service.gov.uk[dead link]
  6. ^ "Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 25 November 2023.