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Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Wirral Grammar School for Boys 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral Grammar School for Boys is a selective grammar school for boys aged 11+. It uses the Quest Admissions exam and does not include an interview stage. While there is no fixed catchment area, places are offered based on shortest home-to-school distance for qualifying boys from Wirral and Cheshire. From September 2026, its Sixth Form will also be open to girls.
If you have a boy who works hard and wants a school that will throw plenty back at him, Wirral Grammar School for Boys is a long-established option on the peninsula. It is a selective grammar taking boys from age 11, and it has taught them on the same Cross Lane site in Bebington since 1931. Its motto, Sapientia Ianua Vitae, translates as "wisdom is the gateway to life," and the school describes itself as community-centred and inclusive, holding to the view that academically able children should have an equal chance at a grammar education whatever their background. From September 2026 its sixth form opens to girls as well as boys.
Sport is a genuine strength, and the school is open about how much it cares about it. The aim, in its own words, is to give as many boys as possible a breadth of sporting opportunity and a lifelong love of the game, and the cricketers toured Barbados in 2026. Music runs alongside as an established part of the wider offer. Boys are organised into four houses, Barber, Dodds, Lever and Hodgson, and the school sums up its culture simply as working hard and playing hard.
It suits an academically able boy who will commit to his studies and then throw himself into sport and the life of the school beyond lessons, whatever his background. Led by headteacher Simon Ascroft, it is a settled, busy place that holds firmly to its community-centred roots and wants its boys to leave both well taught and well rounded, ready for whatever comes after.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
admissions@wirralgrammarboys.com
Admissions phone
01516440908
Registration form
https://www.wirral.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions/apply-primary-or-secondary-school-place#wgSM-0
Sibling policy
What this school tests
Wirral Consortium 11+ Assessment
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Matrices
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Match to a Group of Figures
- Most Like Three Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Odd Shaped Matrices
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Alphabet Logic
- Anagrams
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert 2 / 3 Letters
- Insert a Letter
- Letter Analogies
- Letter Sequences
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Ordering Words
- Rhyming Synonyms
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Word / Logic Puzzles
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
- Word Relationships
- Word Swap
- Words and Codes
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- 2D View of 3D Shape
- 3D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Building Blocks
- Combining Shapes
- Diagonal Reflections
- Figure Missing from Image
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Nets of 3D Shapes
- Shape Completion
Catchment area
Does Wirral Grammar School for Boys have a catchment area?
No. The school does not operate a fixed catchment area; in oversubscription, places are offered to qualifying boys by shortest home-to-school distance, measured by Wirral Council. Both Wirral and Cheshire residents may apply.
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
In 2025 students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 65.4 across their GCSEs. 91% gained a grade 5 or better in both English and Maths. 59.6% achieved the English Baccalaureate at grade 5 or above.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
A-level results
In 2025 students achieved a B- average grade per A-Level entry. 26.5% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Wirral Grammar School for Boys use for the 11+?
Wirral Grammar School for Boys uses the Quest Admissions exam for its 11+ entrance process.
Does Wirral Grammar School for Boys interview as part of the 11+?
No, there is no interview stage as part of the 11+ entrance process for Wirral Grammar School for Boys.
Is Wirral Grammar School for Boys co-educational or single-sex?
Wirral Grammar School for Boys is a single-sex school for boys up to Year 11. From September 2026, its Sixth Form will also be open to girls.
Does Wirral Grammar School for Boys have a catchment area?
Wirral Grammar School for Boys does not have a fixed catchment area. In oversubscription, places are offered based on the shortest home-to-school distance for qualifying boys from Wirral and Cheshire.
What is Wirral Grammar School for Boys' website?
The official website for Wirral Grammar School for Boys is https://www.wirralgrammarboys.com/.
Location
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