West Kirby Grammar School

Selective

National rank

151

205=

Rank last year

64%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

65.8%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Simeon Clarke
Attendance 95.1%
Gender of entry Girls
Send pupils* 19.7% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,188
Pupils on free school meals 8.2%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

ABOVE AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 230=

Grade

%

A*

11.6

A

23

B

29.3

A*/A

34.7

A*-B

64

GCSE 2025 rank: 88=

Grade

%

9/8

44.4

7

21.4

9/8/7

65.8

What the school inspection says

“At West Kirby Grammar School, pupils, and students in the sixth form, thrive. They are confident and articulate with a fervour for learning. Pupils and students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (Send), strive to live up to leaders’ high expectations of them. Pupils and students share a sense of belonging at this school. They are accepted for who they are. This helps them to feel safe and happy … Pupils and students spoke enthusiastically about the extensive range of extracurricular activities available to them such as sports, philosophy, drama and music clubs. Pupils and students assume leadership roles with pride. They appreciate the many opportunities that they have to contribute positively to the local community ... Some subject leaders do not check how effectively teachers are delivering the curriculum.”
Inspection
2022
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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wkgs.org
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