Wirral Grammar School for Boys is a secondary academy in Wirral, United Kingdom with 1,123 pupils, part of Wirral Grammar School for Boys. Ofsted: Good, inspected 8 November 2022. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Careers Adviser L6 (closes 16 November).
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Head
Simon Ascroft, Headteacher
Trust or group
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
1,123 pupils · 0% girls · 9.5% eligible for free school meals · 8.6% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
117 (10.4%) on SEN support · 15 (1.3%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Whilst we are looking for a Level 6 Careers Adviser, we would also encourage current Careers Leaders who are willing to undertake Level 6 Careers Adviser training to apply. Job…
Exam results
Year
Attainment 8
Grade 5+ Eng. & maths
2025/26 provisional
68.2
94.3%
2024/25
65.4
91.0%
2023/24
65.7
93.6%
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
8 November 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
57.6
19.5
–
0
£55,211
2024/25
58.2
18.4
10%
0
£47,435
2023/24
56.0
18.6
10%
0
£46,364
2022/23
56.7
18.6
8%
0
£45,860
2021/22
55.3
19.1
14%
0
£43,836
2020/21
55.2
19.1
7%
0
£43,226
Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
60.4
17.5
11%
0
£41,287
2018/19
56.9
18.7
7%
0
£41,258
2017/18
61.1
17.3
15%
0
£41,356
2016/17
59.7
18.0
5%
0
£40,582
2015/16
60.3
17.9
7%
0
£40,521
2014/15
60.3
17.8
4%
0
£40,393
2013/14
59.5
17.7
8%
0
£40,829
2012/13
59.0
17.5
5%
0
£39,949
2011/12
62.7
16.5
8%
0
£39,372
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
3.9%
0.3%
5.4%
0.6%
2024/25
4.1%
0.3%
7.3%
0.6%
2023/24
4.8%
0.7%
10.4%
0.9%
2022/23
5.2%
0.6%
11.5%
0.5%
2021/22
6.4%
0.3%
18.4%
0.5%
2020/21
3.8%
0.3%
9.1%
0.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.4%
0.1%
6.3%
0.1%
2017/18
3.7%
0.1%
7.7%
0.1%
2016/17
3.4%
0.1%
4.9%
0.3%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
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