("A monument more lasting than bronze", from

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;

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on the

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, England.

Admissions

It is on Heath Road,

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, on the Wirral Peninsula, next door to

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. The school consists of lower school (ages 11–16) and

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(ages 17–18), and entrance is by the

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examination. Mrs Jenny Ogunmyiwa has been

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since September 2022 following the retirement of Mrs Elaine Cogan after 20 years as headteacher. Consistently high achieving, Wirral Grammar School for Girls has been designated as a "high performing school" by the Specialist Schools Academies Trust and has received an

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rating of 'Outstanding' in every department."Wirral Grammar School for Girls - Inspection report"

31 January 2023.

History

It was founded in 1931. It was known as the Wirral County Grammar School for Girls until the late 1990s, being administered by

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before 1974, then by

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. In the early 1970s, it had around 900 girls.

Academic performance

The school attains some of the best A level results in

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, coming third for A-Level Points per Pupil in the 2012 Wirral Local Authority area league table.

Notable former pupils

* Anne Baker, historian *

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, actress *

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, Labour

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for

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(

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–present) *

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, science writer and broadcaster *

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, actress *

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, actress

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