North West · 7 grammar schools
Grammar schools in Wirral and Liverpool
Six grammar schools on the Wirral and one in Liverpool. Four Wirral schools share a test; the Catholic schools and Liverpool's Blue Coat School test separately.
- The test
- Wirral Admissions Test (four schools)
- Set by
- Quest Assessments
- What it covers
- Verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and maths (no English paper)
- Schools
- 3 boys · 3 girls · 1 co-ed
How the test works
Two papers sat on one day in September of Year 6.
How places are given
Each school applies its own admissions policy to the results.
How to register and apply
Register with the consortium schools from May of Year 5, and name the schools on your secondary application by 31 October.
Good to know
Upton Hall School FCJ and St Anselm's College are Catholic grammar schools with their own tests and registration. The Blue Coat School in Liverpool also sets its own test.
The schools
Every grammar school in Wirral and Liverpool
BoysSixth form
Calday Grange Grammar School
Wirral · CH48 8GG
- 1st choices per place
- 1.1
- GCSE 5+ Eng & maths
- 93%
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BoysSixth formRoman Catholic
St Anselm's College
Prenton · CH43 1UQ
- 1st choices per place
- 1
- GCSE 5+ Eng & maths
- 76%
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Co-educationalSixth form
The Blue Coat School
Liverpool · L15 9EE
- 1st choices per place
- 1.1
- GCSE 5+ Eng & maths
- 98%
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GirlsSixth formRoman Catholic
Upton Hall School FCJ
Wirral · CH49 6LJ
- 1st choices per place
- 1.1
- GCSE 5+ Eng & maths
- 88%
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GirlsSixth form
West Kirby Grammar School
Wirral · CH48 5DP
- 1st choices per place
- 0.9
- GCSE 5+ Eng & maths
- 96%
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BoysSixth form
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral · CH63 3AQ
- 1st choices per place
- 1.1
- GCSE 5+ Eng & maths
- 91%
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GirlsSixth form
Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Wirral · CH63 3AF
- 1st choices per place
- 1.1
- GCSE 5+ Eng & maths
- 92%
Full profile
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