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Wirral
Best for school character
- GCSE 9-7
- —
- Progress 8
- —
- Ofsted
- Good
- Yr 7 places
- 171
- Per place
- 2.1:1
- Qualifying
- 220
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Wirral
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| West KirbyWirral | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Gender | Girls |
| Pupils | 1,186 |
| Sixth form | Yes |
| Ofsted rating | Good |
| Admissions | |
| Test / consortium | Wirral 11+ |
| Year 7 places | 171 |
| Applicants per place | 2.1 : 1 |
| Qualifying score | 220 |
| Academic results | |
| Attainment 8 | 71.2 |
| Eng+Maths 9-5 | 96% |
| EBacc entry | 78% |
| EBacc avg points | 6.8 |
| A-Level avg points | 39.3 |
| A-Level avg grade | B |
| Stay on for sixth form | 94% |
| Disadvantage gap (Att 8) | +20.4 |
| Ofsted sub-judgements | |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Finance | |
| Funding per pupil | £6,554 |
| Staff share of spend | 81% |
| Teaching staff / pupil | £4,395 |
| Revenue reserve / pupil | £1,241 |
| Pupil Premium grant | £70,950 |
| Demographics | |
| Free school meals | 7.3% |
| English as add. language | 11.0% |
| Absence rate | 3.2% |
The same charts you see on each school's profile page, lined up side by side — one panel per school, never blended.
Each school against the England average (grey tick) and the typical grammar (indigo tick).
West Kirby
The disadvantage gap — how far disadvantaged pupils trail the rest of the cohort. Smaller gap = stronger teaching impact.
West Kirby
| Metric | Disadv. | Non-dis. | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.2 | 72.6 | +20 |
| E+M grade 5+ | 69% | 98% | +28pp |
| EBacc entry | 69% | 79% | +10pp |
Disadvantaged = pupils eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years, looked-after, or adopted from care. A small or zero gap is the goal — it means the school helps every pupil reach the same outcomes.
Whether pupils stay on after GCSEs, and how the headline results have moved over recent years.
West Kirby
94%
continued to sixth form
% of pupils who stayed on after GCSEs
High retention is a positive sign — pupils choose to stay and the sixth form supports them through. Low retention can indicate weaker post-16 provision or curriculum mismatch.
All five sub-judgements per school, on the Inadequate → Outstanding scale.
West Kirby
Scale: Inadequate → Requires Improvement → Good → Outstanding
Staff share of total spend, and what each school spends per pupil per year.
West Kirby
Share of total spend going on staff
Typical English secondary: 75–80% on staff.
Spend per pupil per year
Entries and grade-4+ pass rate for each school's biggest GCSE subjects.
West Kirby
Bar = entries · chip = grade 4+ pass rate
Entries and A*–E pass rate for each school's biggest A-Level subjects.
West Kirby
Bar = entries · chip = A*–E pass rate