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Boys' schools in Wirral

All 5 boys' schools in Wirral.

5 schools in Wirral

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  1. Wirral Grammar School for Boys

    Wirral, CH63 3AQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Wirral boys schools average, low absence.

    190 first choices, 167 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1668.2

    Wirral boys schools 57.1England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.0%Wirral boys schools 6.5%
    Pupils
    1,123
    Pupils per teacher
    19.5
    View school Wirral Grammar School for Boys
  2. Calday Grange Grammar School

    Wirral, CH48 8GG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Wirral boys schools average, low absence.

    222 first choices, 202 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1663.7

    Wirral boys schools 57.1England 46.2

    Days missed
    4.6%Wirral boys schools 6.5%
    Pupils
    1,493
    Pupils per teacher
    16.9
    View school Calday Grange Grammar School
  3. St Anselm's College

    Prenton, CH43 1UQ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Boys
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Wirral boys schools average, low absence.

    155 first choices, 157 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1663.1

    Wirral boys schools 57.1England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.3%Wirral boys schools 6.5%
    Pupils
    1,002
    Pupils per teacher
    17.3
    View school St Anselm's College
  4. The Mosslands School

    Wallasey, CH45 8PJ · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Wirral boys schools average, high absence.

    133 first choices, 138 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1634.5

    Wirral boys schools 57.1England 46.2

    Days missed
    11.6%Wirral boys schools 6.5%
    Pupils
    848
    Pupils per teacher
    14.6
    View school The Mosslands School
  5. Kilgarth School

    Birkenhead, CH41 8BA · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Boys

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    24.7%
    Pupils
    63
    Pupils per teacher
    3.9
    View school Kilgarth School
The big picture

How Wirral's boys' schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Attainment 8 at 16

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Wirral 57.1England 46.2Kilgarth School: 8.6The Mosslands School: 34.5St Anselm's College: 63.1Calday Grange Grammar School: 63.7Wirral Grammar School for Boys: 68.2020406080
Boys' schools in Wirral

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Wirral average 10.0%Wirral Grammar School for Boys: 4%Calday Grange Grammar School: 4.6%St Anselm's College: 5.3%The Mosslands School: 11.6%Kilgarth School: 24.7%0%7%14%21%28%
Boys' schools in Wirral

Ofsted grades in Wirral

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 5
  • Good: 3 of 5
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 5
  • Inadequate: 0 of 5
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Wirral

  1. Some are faith schools.

    1 of the 5 boys' schools in Wirral have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Boys' schools in Wirral, explained

There are 5 boys' schools in Wirral, teaching 4,529 children. 1 are run by the council and 3 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 special school.

80% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Wirral boys schools scored an average Attainment 8 of 57.1 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

16.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,192 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.9% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many boys schools are in Wirral?
There are 5 boys schools in Wirral, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best boys schools in Wirral?
The highest-ranked boys schools in Wirral on Eduscope are Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Calday Grange Grammar School and St Anselm's College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding boys schools are in Wirral?
Wirral has 1 boys schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 3 are rated Good, meaning 80% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are boys schools in Wirral ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Wirral boys schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across boys schools in Wirral is 16:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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