~120
Places per year
Outstanding
Ofsted rating
Birkenhead
Location
Boys only
Admissions
11+ Entry — How it works
Exam board
GL Assessment
Consortium
Wirral Grammar Schools Consortium
Pass mark
~210+ combined SAS — Catholic faith criteria also apply
Exam month
September
Registration opens
May/June
Offer day
1st March
Subjects tested
EnglishMathsVerbal ReasoningNon-Verbal Reasoning
Wirral grammar schools share a consortium GL test. The Blue Coat School Liverpool is a separate voluntary-aided grammar with Church of England faith criteria. Catholic schools (St Anselm's, Upton Hall FCJ) require faith criteria alongside academic. Calday Grange and West Kirby are most competitive.