Calday Grange Grammar School
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Wirral, North West CH48 8GG · Wirral
#19 of 536 secondary schools in North West
#171 of 4,090 nationally
About Calday Grange Grammar School
Calday Grange Grammar School is a academy secondary located in Wirral, in the Wirral local authority of North West, England. It caters for Ages 11–18 and is a boys' school. In 2025 it enrolled 1,493 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 93.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools in England and 19th of 536 ranked secondary schools in North West. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (97th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (76th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,493; capacity filled 99.3%; grade 4+ english & maths 96.3%; ebacc average points 6.46.
There are 72 schools in Wirral; Calday Grange Grammar School ranks 8th of 69 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)68.1
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)92.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)38.3
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)8.3%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Calday Grange Grammar School by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,493
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 8.3%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 99.3%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 68.1
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 92.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 96.3%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 6.46
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 38.3
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Calday Grange Grammar School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Avalon School
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104 students · 772 m away
Hilbre High School
Wirral · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,154 students · 938 m away
West Kirby St Bridget's CofE Primary School
Wirral · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
420 students · 943 m away
Black Horse Hill Infant School
Wirral · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
102 students · 1.1 km away
Black Horse Hill Junior School
Wirral · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
169 students · 1.1 km away
West Kirby Primary School
Wirral · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
297 students · 1.8 km away
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,181 students · 1.9 km away
Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School
Wirral · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
216 students · 2.5 km away
Greasby Junior School
Wirral · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
247 students · 2.8 km away
Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Wirral · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
435 students · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Academy secondary schools in North West with a comparable Pupils on roll.
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1,500 students
St Wilfrid's Church of England Academy
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Trinity CofE High School
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1,503 students
Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
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1,469 students
Poynton High School
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1,467 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Calday Grange Grammar School a good school?
Calday Grange Grammar School has a Success Index (England) of 93.4 out of 100 (Top 5% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #19 of 536 in North West. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Calday Grange Grammar School rank in North West?
Calday Grange Grammar School ranks #19 of 536 secondary schools in North West and #171 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Calday Grange Grammar School?
Calday Grange Grammar School had 1,493 students in 2025.
Is Calday Grange Grammar School a primary school or a secondary school?
Calday Grange Grammar School is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Calday Grange Grammar School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Calday Grange Grammar School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.