Calday Grange Grammar School

About Calday Grange Grammar School

If you're a parent in Wirral weighing up Calday Grange Grammar School, the first thing you'll notice from the most recent Parent View survey is that 88% of respondents would recommend the school. That's based on 358 responses collected between September 2024 and September 2025, so it's a solid, recent signal. Digging into the individual questions, the picture is consistently positive: 89% of parents strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy, and 91% felt their child is safe. On academic expectations, 91% agreed the school has high expectations for their child, and 89% felt their child does well. The school is clearly popular too — for 2025/26 admissions, it received 357 applications for 213 places, with 212 of those going to first-preference applicants. The oversubscription ratio sits at 1.68, meaning for every place, nearly two families wanted it. That level of demand, combined with strong parent satisfaction, suggests a school that local families trust and value.

Academically, Calday Grange delivers results that sit comfortably above the local average. Its Progress 8 score of 0.31 is rated 'Above average' nationally, and compares very favourably to the Wirral local authority average of -0.12. That means pupils here make significantly more progress than peers across the borough. The Attainment 8 score is 64.7, and 95% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths — the basics measure. The EBacc entry rate is high at 86.9%, and 62.9% of pupils entered the EBacc achieved a grade 4 or above. In the sixth form, the picture is similarly strong: the average point score per entry is 39.83, equivalent to a B grade, and the value-added score of 0.23 is rated 'Above average'. The school ranks 6th out of 20 secondary schools in Wirral on Progress 8, placing it in the top 30% locally. In the North West region, it sits 82nd out of 445 schools.

The school is a boys' grammar school with a co-educational sixth form, and its facilities are extensive: a swimming pool, theatre, astro turf, sports hall, gymnasium, science labs, art studios, music rooms, and a dedicated sixth form centre. It offers a wide range of clubs including the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Model UN, Debate, Young Enterprise, and Eco Club, plus sports like rugby, football, cricket, and martial arts. For SEND, the school supports a broad range of needs including autistic spectrum disorder, dyslexia, speech and language difficulties, and social, emotional and mental health needs — though 80% of Parent View respondents said their child does not have SEND. With 1,479 pupils on roll and capacity for 1,504, it's running very close to full. This is a school for families who want strong academic outcomes, a structured grammar school environment, and a wide choice of extracurriculars, but who need to be prepared for competitive entry given the oversubscription.

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