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Calday Grange Grammar School: 11+ entry

Grammar School Lane, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 8GG

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

  • Score to qualify

    Not published yet

    Wirral grammar schools consortium 11+ assessment

  • Year 7 places

    210

    2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()

    Checked, source: Calday Grange Grammar School, checked

  • 14.68miles

    2026 entry

    Checked, source: Wirral Council, checked

Your next deadline

  1. Next: Test registration closes

    in about 32 weeks

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Calday Grange Grammar School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

Reaching the school's standard means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked

Distance from home to school, in miles

  • National Offer Day
  1. 2027 entryNot known yet
    Offers are made on National Offer Day
  2. 2026 entryRound not stated
    14.68 miles

    Offers went to children living up to 14.68 miles away.

How distance is measured (the school's 2027 admission rules): Walking from home (not stated in policy) to the school.

Source: Wirral Council, checked
What the words mean
National Offer Day:
the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
Final:
how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
Admission rule:
schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
N/A or “All offered”:
no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
No figure published:
nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Calday Grange Grammar School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Calday Grange Grammar School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications222First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,344,E08000015,Wirral,Secondary,3445400,z,5,Calday Grange Grammar School,202,202,200,2,0,370,222,101,37,1.11,1.099009900990099,96,22,Academy converter,No religious character,8.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001589,Wirral West,139144,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)370All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,344,E08000015,Wirral,Secondary,3445400,z,5,Calday Grange Grammar School,202,202,200,2,0,370,222,101,37,1.11,1.099009900990099,96,22,Academy converter,No religious character,8.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001589,Wirral West,139144,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day202Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,344,E08000015,Wirral,Secondary,3445400,z,5,Calday Grange Grammar School,202,202,200,2,0,370,222,101,37,1.11,1.099009900990099,96,22,Academy converter,No religious character,8.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001589,Wirral West,139144,7View the official source
Applicants per place1.8Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000002,North West,344,E08000015,Wirral,Secondary,3445400,z,5,Calday Grange Grammar School,202,202,200,2,0,370,222,101,37,1.11,1.099009900990099,96,22,Academy converter,No religious character,8.1,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001589,Wirral West,139144,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

Calday prints no pass mark, and because it does not rank qualified boys by score there is no "lowest score offered" either. Two figures from Wirral Council's admissions booklet give a feel for demand:

The preference counts include families whose sons later did not reach the standard, so they are not the same as qualified applicants. The distance shows how far down the walking-distance list offers reached in that one year. Both move from year to year: a guide, not a promise.

At a glance

Calday Grange Grammar School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
boysPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: Grammar Academy admits boys aged 11 to 18 Mixed Sixth FormView the official source
Who the school admits.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Not needed
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
Year 7 places
210Year 7 placesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: The planned admissions number for Year 7 for the year commencing 1st September 2027 will be 210.View the official source2027 entry
The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
Entrance test
Wirral grammar schools consortium 11+ assessment
The test children sit to be considered.
the Governing BodyAdmission authorityChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: Approved by: Full Governing Body Date: January 2026View the official source
Who sets the admission rules and decides who is offered a place.
No catchment area
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
School type
academy (grammar)School typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: Grammar Academy admits boys aged 11 to 18View the official source
How the school is run and funded.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

Wirral Council

  1. Done: Test registration opens

    Source: Calday Grange Grammar School, checked

  2. Done: Test day

  3. Next: Results

  4. Not published yet: Test registration closes

    Not yet published

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entrySome are only given as a month so far, so we mark them as expected.

Wirral Council

  1. Next: Test registration opens

  2. Coming up: Test registration closes

    in about 32 weeks

  3. Coming up: Test day

    Expected

  4. Coming up: Results

Notes on these dates

If your son is in Year 6, results reach you only shortly before the council deadline, so have the rest of the form ready.

How places are given

5 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Calday Grange Grammar School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (2027 entry).

  1. 1

    Looked after and previously looked after children

    The policy's own words
    1. Looked After Children (A Looked After Child is a child who is a) in the care of a local authority
  2. 2

    Valid medical or social reason supported in writing by a professional

    The policy's own words
    2. To those children with a valid medical or social reason supported in writing by a doctor, social worker or appropriate professional person.
  3. 3

    Up to 15 places for Free School Meals children who reach the qualifying score, by shortest walking distance

    The policy's own words
    3. Up to 15 places for children on Free School Meals at the time of application who achieve the qualifying score in rank order of the shortest walking distance from the school.
  4. 4

    Sibling at the school at the time of admission

    The policy's own words
    4. To those children who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission.
  5. 5

    Shortest walking distance from the school

    The policy's own words
    5. By reference to geographical factors, preference will be given to children with the shortest walking distance from the school as measured by the Local Authority computer mapping system.

Source: Calday Grange Grammar School, checked

Who qualifies
Children who reach the qualifying score are deemed to have reached the grammar school standard and are eligible to be considered; places are then allocated by the oversubscription criteria (not by score rank). The qualifying score is not printed.Source: Calday Grange Grammar School, checked
Catchment
No catchment area; applications welcomed from across Wirral and beyond; distance is the final oversubscription criterion.Source: Calday Grange Grammar School, checked
If two children are level for the last place
Random allocation where priority cannot otherwise be distinguishedSource: Calday Grange Grammar School, checked
Brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters of pupils at the school get priority.Source: Calday Grange Grammar School, checked
Pupil premium
Third oversubscription criterion, after looked-after and medical/social; free school meals (FSM) children must reach the qualifying score; ranked by shortest walking distance.Source: Calday Grange Grammar School, checked
Supplementary form
No separate school form: register for the test with Wirral Council and name Calday on your council preference formSource: Wirral Council, checked
Waiting list
School keeps a waiting list of children who reached the standard but were not offered a place, re-ranked by the oversubscription criteriaSource: Calday Grange Grammar School, checked

The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.

More detail from our guide

2027 entry. Calday's admission arrangements for September 2027 are determined (final)Calday Grange Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: Approved by: Full Governing Body Date: January 2026View the official source, agreed in January 2026Calday Grange Grammar School: Determined date (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: Approved by: Full Governing Body Date: January 2026View the official source.

Is there a Calday catchment area? No catchment area; applications welcomed from across Wirral and beyond; distance is the final oversubscription criterion.Calday Grange Grammar School: Catchment (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: Calday Grange Grammar School welcomes applications from students across the Wirral, Chester, North Wales, Liverpool, Warrington, and beyond.View the official source

Who comes first. When more qualified boys apply than there are places, Calday works down this list: (1) Looked after and previously looked after children. (2) Valid medical or social reason supported in writing by a professional. (3) Up to 15 places for Free School Meals children who reach the qualifying score, by shortest walking distance. (4) Sibling at the school at the time of admission. (5) Shortest walking distance from the school.Calday Grange Grammar School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: If the school is oversubscribed - priority will be determined in the following order:View the official source

  • Free school meals places: Third oversubscription criterion, after looked-after and medical/social; FSM children must reach the qualifying score; ranked by shortest walking distance.Calday Grange Grammar School: Pp priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: 3. Up to 15 places for children on Free School Meals at the time of application who achieve the qualifying score in rank order of the shortest walking distance from the school.View the official source Free school meals are the usual sign of a lower-income family; the places are capped, as the list above shows.
  • Do brothers already at Calday get priority? yesCalday Grange Grammar School: Sibling priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: 4. To those children who will have a sibling at the school at the time of admission.View the official source.
  • Do sons of staff get priority? noCalday Grange Grammar School: Staff children priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: If the school is oversubscribed - priority will be determined in the following order:View the official source. This sets Calday apart from West Kirby Grammar School, which does give staff children a priority group.
  • Two boys equally placed: Random allocation where priority cannot otherwise be distinguishedCalday Grange Grammar School: Tie break (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: Should the case arise where it is not possible to distinguish priority using the criteria above, a random allocation process will be followed in accordance with the School Admissions Code (September 2021) 1.35.View the official source.
  • Waiting list: School keeps a waiting list of children who reached the standard but were not offered a place, re-ranked by the oversubscription criteriaCalday Grange Grammar School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: the School will maintain a waiting list for students who have achieved the standard but have not been offered a place. The list will be re-ranked for each additional child added in line with the oversubscription criteria.View the official source.
  • Late forms: Late preferences are handled under Wirral's coordinated scheme: forms received on or after 1 November are dealt with after on-time applicationsCalday Grange Grammar School: Late applications (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: Late applications will be considered in accordance with the Local Authority’s Co-ordinated Scheme of Admissions.View the official source.
  • Moving house: Wirral Council can take a new address into account if it is told before 31 December 2026Wirral: Address change cut offChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: If you have changed address and ... tell us before 31 December 2026 we can ... take this into account when allocatingView the official source.
  • Your council form: Name Calday on your home council's preference form (Wirral residents: the Wirral form) by 31 October 2026Calday Grange Grammar School: Must name on caf (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: (1) Children of parents who have placed Calday Grange Grammar School as a preference on any Local Authority preference form will be considered if their child has reached the required qualifying score.View the official source.

2028 entry. Admission arrangements for September 2028: Calday Grange Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Calday Grange Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Date of next review: January 2027 (for the admission of students for the school year commencing September 2028).View the official source. Year 7 places for September 2028: Calday Grange Grammar School: Year 7 places (2028)Not yet published by Calday Grange Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Date of next review: January 2027 (for the admission of students for the school year commencing September 2028).View the official source. We will update this page when the school publishes them. Until then, please don't assume the free school meals cap, the sibling rule or the distance method will stay the same.

The test

Wirral grammar schools consortium 11+ assessment
Test
Wirral grammar schools consortium 11+ assessment
Test date, 2027 entry
Tuesday 15 September 2026

Calday does not write its own entrance exam. Boys sit the assessment shared by the four non-faith Wirral grammar schools, which Wirral Council organises; our Wirral 11+ guide covers how it runs on the day.

  • Signing up. No separate school form: register for the test with Wirral Council and name Calday on your council preference formCalday Grange Grammar School: Supplementary form (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: If you state a preference for a non-Catholic grammar school and are currently claiming targeted free school meals you must complete SECTION 2 and SECTION 4.View the official source.
  • What boys sit: Paper one (verbal reasoning) (50 minutes); Paper two (maths and non-verbal reasoning) (50 minutes)Calday Grange Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 papersChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: Your child will sit two papers: Paper one: assesses verbal reasoning Paper two: assesses mathematics and non-verbal reasoning Both papers will be sat in the same session, and your child will have a short break between them. Each paper will last approximately 50 minutes.View the official source, all multiple choiceCalday Grange Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 formatChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: The Wirral 11+ Assessment is a paper test. All questions in the assessment are multiple choice.View the official source.
  • How the mark is worked out: Two tests; each score adjusted for exact age in years and months to give a Standardised Age Score; the two scores are added together. Council: total weighted score from verbal, maths and non-verbal components (weights not printed).Calday Grange Grammar School: Score composition (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: in each case the score is adjusted to take account of each child’s exact age in years and months to determine a Standardised Age Score (SAS). The two test scores are then added together.View the official source
  • What the score does at Calday: Children who reach the qualifying score are deemed to have reached the grammar school standard and are eligible to be considered; places are then allocated by the oversubscription criteria (not by score rank). The qualifying score is not printed.Calday Grange Grammar School: Qualifying rule (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: Students who attain the qualifying score in the arrangements for selection by reference to ability will be eligible to be considered for admission to the school. ... Children who reach the qualifying score will be deemed to have reached the grammar school standard.View the official source
  • Practice booklets: Free familiarisation booklets from the test provider (maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning) with a practice answer sheet, plus guidance for childrenCalday Grange Grammar School 2027 entry: FamiliarisationChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: Familiarisation Booklets These booklets provide sample questions so your child can become familiar with the question format and filling in an OMR answer sheet.View the official source.
  • Missed the test or registered late: A child who registered but is ill or absent on the test day sits a late test later in the autumn term. Registrations after the deadline are not tested, except for families who have since moved to Wirral from elsewhereCalday Grange Grammar School 2027 entry: Late testingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: A late test will take place later in the Autumn term for pupils who were registered to take the test but were unable to do so due to illness or absence on the main test date. No other arrangements will be made to assess children if request forms were received after 31st May, unless they have moved from another part of the country.View the official source.

In short, once a boy is over the line, a higher mark does not move him up Calday's list. That makes the admission rules below more important than the size of the score.

Quest Assessments, and what it means for 2028 entry

Calday's 2027-entry papers were the first from the new provider. The four non-faith schools moved to a new test provider (Quest Assessments) for the September 2026 test. For this first year the style, format, subjects and relative weightings stayed the same, and the standard needed to pass did not changeCalday Grange Grammar School 2027 entry: Provider changeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: we have moved to a new test provider ... The test will now be delivered through a different provider. However, for this first year, we have taken the decision to retain the same overall style and format of the test, including the areas assessed and their relative weightingsView the official source.

2027 entry (Year 6 now)2028 entry (Year 5 now)
ProviderQuest AssessmentsCalday Grange Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School (Wirral).The source says: All of the Wirral Grammar Schools use Quest Assessments for the 11+ exam.View the official sourceQuest AssessmentsCalday Grange Grammar School: Test family by entry year (2028)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Quest Assessments.The source says: This website had been produced by Quest Assessments and The Wirral Consortium ... Results day: Mid-October 2027 ... National Offer Day: 1 March 2028View the official source
Subjectsverbal reasoning, maths and non-verbal reasoningCalday Grange Grammar School 2027 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: The Wirral 11+ Assessment assesses mathematics, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.View the official sourceverbal reasoning, maths and non-verbal reasoningCalday Grange Grammar School 2028 entry: Stage1 subjectsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Quest Assessments.The source says: The Wirral 11+ Assessment covers mathematics, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.View the official source
WhenYear 6 (Autumn term; test 15 September 2026)Calday Grange Grammar School 2027 entry: Test timingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: Prospective Year 7 students must pass the 11+ exam, administered in Year 6 by Wirral Local Authority.View the official sourceSeptember 2027 (September of Year 6)Calday Grange Grammar School 2028 entry: Test timingChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: September 2027 Assessments for grammar schools are expected to be carried out.View the official source
RegisteringRegister with Wirral Council (online, or by the paper request-for-assessment form), whether or not you live in WirralCalday Grange Grammar School 2027 entry: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: Register online at wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions ... Completed forms should be emailed to secondaryplaces@wirral.gov.uk or returned directly to Mainstream Admissions team, PO Box 290, Brighton Street, Wallasey, CH47 9FQ by 31st May 2026.View the official sourceOnline registration with Wirral CouncilCalday Grange Grammar School 2028 entry: Registration routeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: Online registrations for selective assessments for entry to non-Catholic grammar schools in September 2028 opens.View the official source
Anything new announced?(first year with the new provider)No further change has been announced; the provider's page for the September 2027 sitting shows the same two papersCalday Grange Grammar School 2028 entry: Provider changeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: For future cohorts, parents/carers should refer to the 11+ admissions information published on school and Local Authority websites, as elements of the test may be updated over time.View the official source
Calday's admission rulesdetermined (final)Calday Grange Grammar School: Document status (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: Approved by: Full Governing Body Date: January 2026View the official sourceCalday Grange Grammar School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Calday Grange Grammar School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Date of next review: January 2027 (for the admission of students for the school year commencing September 2028).View the official source

For a boy now in Year 5, the test itself looks settled; what is still to come is Calday's own policy for his year. Read more in our guide to the Quest change in Wirral.

How the Wirral test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Discover Calday (hands-on open event) (passed)

    17:00-20:00

  2. Done: Year 5 & 6 Open Evening (passed)

    18:00-20:00

Source: Calday Grange Grammar School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

How appeals work
Appeal through Wirral Council (online appeal form) to an Independent Admissions Appeals PanelSource: Calday Grange Grammar School, checked
Appeal deadline
End of March 2027 (exact date to be confirmed)Source: Wirral Council, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Offers arrive from your home council on 1 March 2027Wirral 2027 entry: National Offer DayChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: 1 March 2027 Email offers are sent to online applicants.View the official source, and Wirral Council asks for a reply by 15 March 2027Calday Grange Grammar School: Offer acceptance deadline (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: The place offered will automatically be accepted. If you do not want to accept an offer you must tell the Admissions team by 15 March.View the official source. If Calday cannot offer your son a place, you can appeal. Appeal through Wirral Council (online appeal form) to an Independent Admissions Appeals PanelCalday Grange Grammar School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Calday Grange Grammar School.The source says: All appeals against any admissions decision are co-ordinated by Wirral CouncilView the official source. Appeal deadline: End of March 2027 (exact date to be confirmed)Calday Grange Grammar School: Appeal deadline (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: End of March 2027 (exact date to be confirmed) Appeals to be submitted by this date.View the official source.

Wirral Council's rule on waiting lists is strict. A child who did not reach the standard cannot join a grammar school's waiting listWirral: Grammar waiting listChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Wirral Council.The source says: Children cannot be added to the waiting list for a grammar school if the child did not reach the standard for entry, details of how to appeal will be on the offer email/letter.View the official source. Most appeals for full schools do not succeed, so put a realistic second choice on your form. See our Wirral appeals guide.

Other Wirral schools

How far offers reached at all 6 schools on the same test

Listed A to Z. Each school has its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Calday Grange Grammar SchoolBoys(this school)

    Offers reached 14.68 miles

    Rule not stated · 210 places

  2. St. Anselm’s CollegeBoys

    No distance published

    –

    156 places, 2027 entry

  3. Upton Hall School FCJGirls

    No distance published

    –

    156 places, 2027 entry

  4. West Kirby Grammar SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 6.095 miles

    Rule not stated · 180 places

  5. Wirral Grammar School for BoysBoys

    No distance published

    –

    170 places, 2027 entry

  6. Wirral Grammar School for GirlsGirls

    No distance published

    –

    180 places, 2027 entry

Source: Wirral Council, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

Official documents and sources

12 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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