Calday Grange Grammar School
Grammar School Lane, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 8GG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CALDAY GRANGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Gray
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,504
- Pupils on roll
- 1,493
- URN
- 139144
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01516252727
About this school
Calday Grange Grammar School is a boys' secondary academy in Wirral. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,493 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 243 | 221 | 216 |
| Attainment 8 score | 66.1 | 64.7 | 68.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.29 +0.11 to +0.48 | +0.31 +0.12 to +0.50 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 94% | 91% | 92.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 98% | 95% | 96.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 83% | 86.9% | 81.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
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 Calday Grange 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 | 66.1 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 64.7 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 68.1 | 37.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,530 |
| 2023/24 | 1,509 |
| 2024/25 | 1,479 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Calday Grange Grammar School compares
Calday Grange Grammar School ranked 3rd of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68.1 | 4.6% | 8.7% | 1,493 | — |
| Hilbre High School | 39 | 9.8% | 29.5% | 1,154 | 0.6 miles |
| West Kirby Grammar School | 71.3 | 5.6% | 8.2% | 1,181 | 1.2 miles |
| Pensby High School | 44.8 | 7.7% | 23.6% | 915 | 2.6 miles |
| Upton Hall School FCJ | 65.6 | 4.9% | 10.2% | 1,004 | 2.9 miles |
| Woodchurch High School | 37.9 | 11.6% | 39.5% | 1,399 | 3.6 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)
- 8.69%
- English as an additional language
- 4.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 8.64%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hilbre High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Wirral
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West Kirby Grammar School1.2 miles
Secondary · Wirral
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Pensby High School2.6 miles
Secondary · Wirral
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Upton Hall School FCJ2.9 miles
Secondary · Wirral
-
Woodchurch High School3.6 miles
Secondary · Wirral
Other schools in Wirral
Calday Grange Grammar School ranks 3rd of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Wirral.
- 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
- West Kirby Grammar School 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 Calday Grange Grammar School teach?
- Calday Grange Grammar School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wirral.
- Who is the headteacher of Calday Grange Grammar School?
- The headteacher of Calday Grange Grammar School is Mr Stephen Gray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Calday Grange Grammar School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Calday Grange 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 Calday Grange Grammar School?
- Calday Grange Grammar School has 1,493 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Calday Grange Grammar School full?
- Calday Grange Grammar School has capacity for 1,504 pupils and 1,493 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Calday Grange Grammar School a faith school?
- No. Calday Grange Grammar School has no designated religious character.
- Is Calday Grange Grammar School a selective school?
- Yes. Calday Grange Grammar School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Calday Grange Grammar School?
- Calday Grange Grammar School is part of CALDAY GRANGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Calday Grange Grammar School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 66.1 in 2022/23 and 68.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Calday Grange Grammar School rank locally?
- Calday Grange Grammar School ranked 3rd of 19 secondary schools in Wirral for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 97% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Calday Grange Grammar School's absence rate?
- Calday Grange Grammar School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Calday Grange Grammar School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Calday Grange 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.