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Wirral Grammar School for Girls 11+ admissions

A girls' grammar school in Wirral, for ages 11 to 18. What the school, the council and the test organisers have published about getting in.

  • Girls
  • Wirral
  • Quest Assessments

Take the free Wirral 11+ check

Checked 30 October 2026.

  • Which test

    Quest Assessments

    School/local selection test. Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

    Details

  • Furthest distance offered

    6.83

    Miles. September 2025 entry, Category 6, National Offer Day

    Details

  • Year 7 places

    180

    September 2027 entry

    Details

Aiming for Wirral Grammar School for Girls?

  1. Free, no account needed. Questions in the style of the Wirral 11+, then a report on what to work on first.

    Take the free Wirral 11+ check

  2. The Wirral 11+ course. Lessons, practice and timed mocks for this test, £119 once.

    See the Wirral 11+ course

All 6 Wirral grammar schools

Wirral grammar schools compared
SchoolForYear 7 placesGCSE Attainment 8, 2025
West Kirby Grammar SchoolGirls18071.3
Wirral Grammar School for GirlsGirls18069.3
Calday Grange Grammar SchoolBoys21068.1
Upton Hall School FCJGirls15665.6
Wirral Grammar School for BoysBoys17065.4
St Anselm's CollegeBoys15657.2

Compare Wirral grammar schools: test, scores and results day

Which 11+ test?

Test
School/local selection test
Written by
Quest Assessments
Which entry year
Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

Test type: Quest Assessments. Area test guide: The Wirral grammar assessment.

Catchment and distance

Many grammar schools give priority by where you live. Always check your address against the official policy or map.

Furthest distance offered

Wirral Grammar School for Girls: furthest distance offered a place, by year
EntryWhatFigureApplies to
Sept 2025Furthest distance offeredNational Offer Day6.83 milesCategory 6
Sept 2024test 2023Furthest distance offered7.79 miles6: distance

Places and demand

How many Year 7 places there are, and how many children applied or sat the test, as published.

Places

Wirral Grammar School for Girls: Year 7 places and offers
EntryWhatFigure
Sept 2027Published admission number (Year 7 places)180

Applicants and test sitters

Wirral Grammar School for Girls: applications and test sitters
EntryWhatFigureApplies to
Sept 2024test 2023First, second and third preferences353added up1School preferences
  1. First, second and third preferences: 200, 94, 59.

Ofsted and GCSE results

Last graded inspection
Outstanding, 6 December 2022
Reports
Read the Ofsted reports

GCSE results (DfE)

Wirral Grammar School for Girls: GCSE performance by year
YearPupilsAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English and mathsEBacc average point scoreProgress 8
2024 to 202518069.392.2%6.44Not available
2023 to 202418067.388.9%6.220.38
2022 to 202318370.192.3%6.520.62

Appeals

A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. An admission appeal is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or for a selection review.

The appeal deadline will be in the offer letter.

Questions parents ask

What 11+ test does Wirral Grammar School for Girls use?

Quest Assessments. School/local selection test. Last confirmed for September 2027 entry. Not yet confirmed for 2028.

How many Year 7 places does Wirral Grammar School for Girls have?

Published admission number (Year 7 places): 180 (September 2027 entry).

Can I appeal if my child is not offered a place at Wirral Grammar School for Girls?

Yes. A refused school place can be appealed to an independent panel; follow the decision letter and admission authority procedure. The deadline is in your offer letter. An appeal about a place is different from asking for a test to be re-marked or reviewed.

Tools and links

Official pages

Sources

Where each figure on this page comes from.

  1. ea-edubase-api-prod.azurewebsites.net · School name, address, age range and type (DfE Get Information about Schools) · checked 27 September 2026
  2. wirralgirls.co.uk · Test provider and format · checked 27 September 2026
  3. wirral.gov.uk · Distance offered, Applicants and test sitters, Furthest distance offered, First, second and third preferences · checked 26 September 2026
  4. wirralgirls.co.uk · Places, Published admission number (Year 7 places) · checked 30 October 2026
  5. wirral.gov.uk · Furthest distance offered · checked 30 October 2026
  6. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · Ofsted inspections (as at 31 August 2026) · checked 27 September 2026
  7. explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk · GCSE results 2024 to 2025 (DfE), GCSE results 2023 to 2024 (DfE), GCSE results 2022 to 2023 (DfE) · checked 27 September 2026
  8. gov.uk · How school admission appeals work · checked 27 September 2026

For anything not shown here, the school's admissions page is the source to trust.