Wirral Grammar School for Girls

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Wirral Grammar School for Girls is an all-girls grammar school on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England.AdmissionsIt is on Heath Road, Bebington, on the Wirral Peninsula, England, next door to Wirral Grammar School for Boys. The school consists of lower school (ages 11–16) and Sixth Form (ages 17–18), and entrance is by the 11-plus examination. Mrs Elaine Cogan has been its head teacher since 2001.Consistently high achieving, Wirral Grammar School for Girls has been designated as a "high performing school" by the Specialist Schools AcademiesTrust and has received an Ofsted rating of 'Outstanding' in every department.HistoryIt was founded in 1931. It was known as the Wirral County Grammar School for Girls until the late 1990s, being administered by Cheshire County Council before 1974, then by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. In the early 1970s, it had around 900 girls.Academic performanceThe school attains some of the best A level results in North West England, coming third for A-Level Points per Pupil in the 2012 Wirral Local Authority area league table.