West Kirby Grammar School
Graham Road, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 5DP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WEST KIRBY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Simeon Clarke
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,283
- Pupils on roll
- 1,181
- URN
- 137243
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516323449
About this school
West Kirby Grammar School is a girls' secondary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,181 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 185 | 184 | 183 |
| Attainment 8 score | 67.9 | 68.3 | 71.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.57 +0.34 to +0.79 | +0.42 +0.20 to +0.64 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 94% | 94% | 95.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 99.5% | 97.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 76% | 86.4% | 78.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How West Kirby Grammar School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wirral average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67.9 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 68.3 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 71.3 | 37.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,270 |
| 2023/24 | 1,225 |
| 2024/25 | 1,186 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Kirby Grammar School compares
West Kirby Grammar School ranked 1st of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71.3 | 5.6% | 8.2% | 1,181 | — |
| Hilbre High School | 39 | 9.8% | 29.5% | 1,154 | 1.0 miles |
| Calday Grange Grammar School | 68.1 | 4.6% | 8.7% | 1,493 | 1.2 miles |
| Upton Hall School FCJ | 65.6 | 4.9% | 10.2% | 1,004 | 3.5 miles |
| Pensby High School | 44.8 | 7.7% | 23.6% | 915 | 3.8 miles |
| Woodchurch High School | 37.9 | 11.6% | 39.5% | 1,399 | 4.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.19%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 13.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hilbre High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Wirral
-
Calday Grange Grammar School1.2 miles
Secondary · Wirral
-
Upton Hall School FCJ3.5 miles
Secondary · Wirral
-
Pensby High School3.8 miles
Secondary · Wirral
-
Woodchurch High School4.5 miles
Secondary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
West Kirby Grammar School ranks 1st of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Wirral.
- Calday Grange Grammar School Secondary
- Co-op Academy Bebington Secondary
- Hilbre High School Secondary
- Pensby High School Secondary
- South Wirral High School Secondary
- St John Plessington Catholic College Secondary
- Upton Hall School FCJ Secondary
- Wirral Grammar School for Boys Secondary
- Wirral Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Woodchurch High School Secondary
- Castleway Nursery School Nursery
- Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does West Kirby Grammar School teach?
- West Kirby Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of West Kirby Grammar School?
- The headteacher of West Kirby Grammar School is Mr Simeon Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was West Kirby Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Kirby Grammar School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is West Kirby Grammar School?
- West Kirby Grammar School has 1,181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is West Kirby Grammar School full?
- West Kirby Grammar School has capacity for 1,283 pupils and 1,181 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is West Kirby Grammar School a faith school?
- No. West Kirby Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is West Kirby Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. West Kirby Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs West Kirby Grammar School?
- West Kirby Grammar School is part of WEST KIRBY GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have West Kirby Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 67.9 in 2022/23 and 71.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Kirby Grammar School rank locally?
- West Kirby Grammar School ranked 1st of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 98% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Kirby Grammar School's absence rate?
- West Kirby Grammar School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Kirby Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Kirby Grammar School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.