Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral, CH48 8GG · Wirral · Grammar school
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5th of 20 secondary schools in Wirral we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Narrow the comparison to the 359 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 4.9/10 among them, against 8.7/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ofsted | 52 | 35% | 1.84 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2025/26 | 93.0 · 97 | 30% | 2.90 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.31 · 73 | 25% | 1.83 |
| Attainment 8 2025/26 | 63.7 · 95 | 10% | 0.95 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Calday Grange Grammar School overview
How it's doing
The school was rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. In 2024/25, 92.6% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 68.1, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.31 in 2023/24, indicating better progress than pupils nationally who started from the same place. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 4.8 out of 10 among them, against 8.8 out of 10 nationally.
Beyond the classroom
Pupils can join the Duke of Edinburgh award and a Cookery Skills course. Sports include rugby, football, hockey, cross country, tennis, golf, mountain biking, and yoga. Trips include rugby tours and ski trips.
Getting in
The published school roll is 1,493 pupils against a stated capacity of 1,504. These whole-school figures do not establish entry-year vacancies or the likelihood of an offer. Confirm entry-year availability and admissions criteria with the school or local authority.
Worth asking on a visit
How does the school support pupils to maintain progress in subjects where the similar-intake comparison shows lower performance? What specific support is available for pupils joining in Year 7?
What Ofsted said about Calday Grange Grammar School
Overview
Calday Grange Grammar School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection. The report describes a school where pupils are "highly ambitious" and display "excellent attitudes to their learning." It is characterised as a "special community" where students are happy, proud, and benefit from a broad curriculum and extensive extra-curricular opportunities.
Strengths
- Pupils embody values of "pride, ambition and respect," behaving extremely well and showing respect for staff and one another.
- The school provides a "suitably broad and ambitious curriculum" that allows pupils to build knowledge incrementally from Year 7 to Year 13.
- Classrooms are described as "calm environments where pupils learn free from distraction," with teachers who are "experts in their fields."
- There is strong pastoral support, including effective help for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, and initiatives like the school dog to support mental health.
- The sixth form is a "thriving area" where students achieve well and take on prized leadership roles.
Areas to improve
- Assessment strategies are not always used effectively, leading to gaps in understanding for some pupils; teachers must ensure pupils have understood content before moving on.
- In a minority of subjects, the curriculum is not delivered as intended, and some pupils, including those with additional barriers to learning, are not supported well enough to access the work.
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Results over time
Attainment 8, the years we hold.
| Year | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 64.7 |
| 2024/25 | 68.1 |
| 2025/26 | 63.7 |
| England | 44.9 |
Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics. “England” is the median of the 3,682 state schools in England we hold a 2025/26 figure for — a school-level median, not the DfE's pupil-weighted national figure.
Your offer chance
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Sibling, faith, looked-after and other criteria can override distance. Always confirm with the school or local authority.
Next dates
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct 2026
- Secondary National Offer Day1 Mar 2027
- Secondary application deadline31 Oct 2027
- Secondary National Offer Day1 Mar 2028
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