Fully selective state school · Wirral
West Kirby Grammar School 11+ admissions
Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
September 2027 entry
Evidence reviewed 26 August 2026
At a glance
- Address
- Graham Road, Wirral, North West, CH48 5DP
- Year 7 admission
- Girls for Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 180
- September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 180
- September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
- Assessment provider
- Wirral Local Authority
- Wirral Local Authority is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
- Wirral Grammar Schools 11 PlusLocal authority selection test
- Provider
- Wirral Local Authority
- Delivery
- Two papers in the autumn term of Year 6 at assessment venues
The two age-standardised test scores are combined into a final weighted score; children reaching the required grammar-school standard are eligible for consideration, subject to each school's oversubscription criteria.
Official registration page
- Eligibility
- Girls must attain the required grammar-school standard through the Wirral Consortium assessment procedures.
- Score policy
- Applicants take two tests whose scores are adjusted for exact age and added together. Girls scoring above the required score meet the grammar-school standard; the policy does not publish a numeric threshold.
- Oversubscription
- Priority among qualifying applicants is given to looked-after and previously looked-after children, valid medical cases, up to 18 children receiving Targeted Free School Meals ranked by distance, siblings and eligible children of staff. Of the remaining places, 60 percent are allocated by distance and the rest by standardised score from highest to lowest.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
What the assessment covers
These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
- Verbal reasoning
- Mathematics
- Non-verbal reasoning
These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.
- 1. Selective assessment
Registered pupils sit the Wirral non-denominational grammar-school assessment for September 2027 entry.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Shared assessment-route dates
- Registration opens
- 1 May 2026
- Wirral Grammar Schools 11 Plus
- Registration closes
- 31 May 2026
- Wirral Grammar Schools 11 Plus
- Assessment results
- 21 October 2026
- Wirral Grammar Schools 11 Plus
Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does West Kirby Grammar School use?
West Kirby Grammar School uses Wirral Grammar Schools 11 Plus for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does West Kirby Grammar School have?
West Kirby Grammar School's published admission number is 180 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to West Kirby Grammar School?
Girls must attain the required grammar-school standard through the Wirral Consortium assessment procedures.
Are West Kirby Grammar School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
Priority among qualifying applicants is given to looked-after and previously looked-after children, valid medical cases, up to 18 children receiving Targeted Free School Meals ranked by distance, siblings and eligible children of staff. Of the remaining places, 60 percent are allocated by distance and the rest by standardised score from highest to lowest.
What subjects should a child prepare for West Kirby Grammar School?
The verified school or linked route evidence covers Verbal reasoning, Mathematics, and Non-verbal reasoning.
How current is the information for West Kirby Grammar School?
Trace Learn reviewed 5 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
- Admissions Policy 2027/2028
West Kirby Grammar School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Secondary education information for parents: Allocation of places
Wirral Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Secondary education information for parents: Wirral Secondary Schools
Wirral Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
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