Schools / Calday Grange Grammar School
Calday Grange Grammar School is a selective grammar school for boys in West Kirby, Wirral, educating around 1,500 pupils aged 11 to 18. Entry to Year 7 is through the Wirral grammar schools' shared 11+ test, set by GL Assessment, with a qualifying standardised score of 236.
Athena holds admission-route records for Calday Grange Grammar School. They are shown by entry cycle below; where the provider changes between cycles, each cycle keeps its own recorded exam.
Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)
Wirral (non-faith) grammar schools consortium assessment, provided by Quest Assessments from September 2026.
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Set by Quest Assessments (produced in partnership with Atom Learning)
Wirral (non-faith) grammar schools consortium assessment, provided by Quest Assessments from September 2026.
10391 published practice questions tagged for this exam
Route record: verified · Athena schools expansion research 2026-10-27
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Test: September of Year 6 (September 2027)
Results: October 2027 — outcomes are published to parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Wednesday 1 March 2028
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
Test: September of Year 6 (September 2026)
Results: October 2026 — outcomes are published to parents
Offers: National Offer Day — Monday 1 March 2027
When to start preparing: Start preparing in the spring term of Year 5 (the standing rule: about 18 months before the test).
General guidance: this follows the rule of thumb of starting about 18 months before the test. It is not the school's own published advice.
Source: official admissions information · checked 2026-10-28
No catchment — open competition
Children must reach the shared Wirral qualifying standard (236). Each school then applies its own criteria — statutory priorities first, then distance.
| Entry year | Qualifying score | Intake places | Applications | Notes & source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Combined standardised score of 236 or above | 210 | 357 | Wirral 11+ (Wirral Council): one test for the four consortium grammar schools, pass/fail at the qualifying standard; places are then allocated on oversubscription criteria (chiefly distance), not score. Application and intake figures as profiled by GrammarBound for 2027 entry (approximate). Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28 |
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 68.1; 92.6% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 38.31 (average grade B-); 24.8% of A level students achieved AAB or higher
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
GCSE: Attainment 8 score 64.7; 91% of pupils achieved grade 9-5 or above in English and maths GCSEs
DfE performance tables
A level: Average point score per A level entry 39.83 (average grade B)
DfE performance tables
Source: official source · checked 2026-10-28
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