Area guide · England
Wirral grammar schools: how it works and its 6 schools
Unverified: the dates and scores on this page come from desk research of council, school and test organiser pages (medium confidence), and each links to its source. Admissions rules change every year: confirm them with your council and the school before you rely on them.
Key dates for September 2027 entry
- Register for the test
- 1 May 2026 to 1 June 2026
- Test date
- 15 September 2026
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council
- By 31 October 2026 (September 2027 entry). Passing the test is not an application: you must also name the school on your council's application form. This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027
Consortium (Calday Grange, West Kirby, Wirral Boys and Girls) sit Wirral Admissions Test run by Quest on 15 Sep; closes noon 1 June (some sources say 31 May). Results mid-October (one source ~21 Oct, unconfirmed). St Anselm's own exam 18 Sep (registration 10 or 31 Jul); Upton Hall FCJ own exam, deadline 10 Jul. No Wirral Council page found.
Sources: leadingtuition.co.uk/11-plus/wirral-grammar-schools, leadingtuition.co.uk/blog/st-anselms-college-wirral-11-plus-guide-2026. Statutory dates: School Admissions Code.
Schools
| School | Gender | First choices per place | Qualifying score | Latest published offer data | Children from outside the catchment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calday Grange Grammar School West Kirby | Boys | 1.1 (2026) | – | – | Yes There is no catchment area: any boy who reaches the standard can apply. When the school is full, places go to those living nearest. In 2025 every qualifying boy who applied was offered a place. |
| St Anselm's College Birkenhead | Boys | 1.0 (2026) | – | – | Sometimes For September 2026 entry, boys from outside the relevant area are considered after boys in the matching faith group inside it, in test-rank order. |
| Upton Hall School FCJ Upton | Girls | 1.1 (2026) | – | – | Yes Where a girl lives does not decide priority, except to split equal scores. In 2025 places reached the lowest group (non-Catholic girls, by score). |
| West Kirby Grammar School West Kirby | Girls | 0.9 (2026) | – | – | Yes There is no catchment. 40% of the remaining places go purely on test score, wherever a girl lives. In 2025 all on-time applicants were offered places. |
| Wirral Grammar School for Boys Bebington | Boys | 1.1 (2026) | – | – | Yes There is no catchment; when full, places go to those living nearest. In 2025 all on-time applicants were offered places. |
| Wirral Grammar School for Girls Bebington | Girls | 1.1 (2026) | – | Sept 2025 entry
| Yes There is no catchment; the last places go by distance. In 2025 the furthest girl offered a place on distance lived 6.83 miles away. |
A qualifying score makes a child eligible; places then go by each school's oversubscription rules (often distance, catchment or score order), so the lowest score offered can be well above it. Offer data shows the last child offered a place in each group in that intake; it does not mean every child at that score or distance got a place. First choices per place: DfE applications and offers (official), latest intake. Qualifying scores, offer data and catchment rules: research, with sources and caveats on each school's page. "–" means not yet available.