Admissions FAQ
An Assessment Request Form will need to be completed and the deadline is 31 May of Year 5. The form is available from 1 May on-line at www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions
Wirral Local Authority coordinates admissions to all maintained schools for Year 7. For more information read the current version of ‘Secondary Education in Wirral Information for Parents’ or visit their website. The main Admissions Portal for Wirral is www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions
If applying from Liverpool or Cheshire, you should obtain a preference form from the primary school or your Local Authority. Following the results of the 11+ and by 31 October of Year 6 if you live outside Wirral Borough Council Local Authority region, if you want your child/ward to be considered for a place here you need to contact your Local Authority and complete an application following their procedures, this will then be sent to Wirral Local Authority. If you live outside England, e.g. in Wales you will need to apply online and complete a Wirral Parental Preference Form at www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions
You will need to place Wirral Grammar School for Girls as your first preference on your home Local Authority admissions form.
The 11+ date for September 2025 is Monday 16 September 2025. Parents/Carers will need to complete and return the Assessment Request form to Wirral Local Authority by 31 May of Year 5. The form is available online at www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions
Wirral Local Authority will notify parents about where the assessment is to be taken.
Results are issued by the Local Authority in mid October.
Places are allocated on 1 March by the Local Authority.
If your child has a current EHCP or has any other medical or educational needs that may affect their performance in the assessment, you can request that special arrangements are considered. Parents should complete the Access Arrangements section of the transfer to secondary education form when registering for the assessment.
Children who are unable to sit a test due to illness or absence should contact the local authority as soon as possible and they will be tested later in the Autumn term. Parents should still submit a preference form before 31st October.
The questions in the test are designed to see how your child uses different types of reasoning skills and to test their ability in maths. The test is in two separate booklets, each one covering verbal and non-verbal reasoning skills, as well as mathematics. Both tests are timed and consist of multiple choice questions
GL Assessment have readily available familiarisation materials which can be accessed here.
Yes, we do and this is usually held on a Saturday morning in June. Information, including the date and time are shared with all of the primary schools.
Yes, the test scores will be standardised according to age.
Yes. You will need to place Wirral Grammar School for Girls as your first preference.
After 1 March, when places have been allocated, you then have a right to appeal for a place for your child. Appeals are considered by an Independent Appeals Panel. Further information can be found using the link below
To apply for assessment in Years 7 – 9 please complete an In Year Transfer for Secondary aged children form from Wirral Borough Council. Please contact the school for information regarding the assessment process.
Yes, please follow this link to more information about transport to Wirral Grammar School for Girls. Transport Information
If your child has not reached the standard for grammar school, do not put a grammar school as one of your preferences. A place cannot be allocated and the preference will be withdrawn.
After 1st March when places have been allocated, you then have a right to appeal for a place for your child at any secondary school (including grammar schools) in writing, setting out the grounds of your appeal. Appeals are considered by an Independent Appeals Panel established under the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998.
You do not have to put a grammar school as one of your preferences in order to appeal. Information on how to appeal will be sent with your child’s allocation on 1st March.
Telephone: 0151 666 4600
Email: secondaryplaces@wirral.gov.uk
Website: www.wirral.gov.uk
