Wirral Grammar School for Boys
11–18 boys grammar school in Bebington, Merseyside, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wirral Grammar School for Boys is an 11–18 boys maintained selective grammar school founded in 1931. It is situated on a 9.1 acres (3.7 ha) site to the west of Port Sunlight at Cross Lane, Bebington, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. Academically successful, the school was placed 42nd in the top 100 in the Daily Telegraph A-Level table in 2015[4] and 145th in the DfE GCSE table in the same year,[5] but has not been inspected since its conversion to academy status.
| Wirral Grammar School for Boys | |
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 School crest .jpg) Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Cross Lane | |
| Address | |
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Cross Lane , , CH63 3AQ | |
| Coordinates | 53.348°N 3.013°W / 53.348; -3.013 |
| Information | |
| Type | 11–18 boys Grammar school; Academy |
| Motto | Latin: Sapientia Ianua Vitae (Wisdom is the Gateway to Life) |
| Established | 1931 |
| Local authority | Wirral MBC |
| Department for Education URN | 137476 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Trust | Andrew Lawrence [1] |
| Head teacher | Simon Ascroft |
| Staff | 120 |
| Gender | Boys [2] |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,057 (2022) [3] |
| Houses | Barber Dodds Hodgson Lever |
| Colour(s) | |
| Publication | Nuntius |
| Former pupils | Old Wirralians |
| Website | Wirral Grammar School for Boys |
The schools most recent Ofsted inspection occurred in November 2022, with inspectors grading the school overall as "Good". By November 2022, a total of 1,057 boys attended the school, 271 of which were in the schools Sixth Form provision. [6]