Secondary education information for parents - All-ability and grammar schools

Wirral has all-ability (comprehensive) schools and grammar schools. The all-ability schools cater for the whole ability range and take children without assessing their ability. Grammar schools assess children’s ability and admit children who have reached the required standard. The grammar school might not be able to admit all the children who achieve the standard for grammar school.

You can view a list of all the maintained and Academy secondary schools. Each school publishes a prospectus. You can ask the school for a copy. Schools also offer parents the opportunity to visit them before the preference forms are due to be returned.