Wirral's best secondary school has been revealed as part of our Real Schools Guide.
Wirral Grammar For Girls has been crowned the best school in Wirral and the region in the guide, compiled by the ECHO's data team.
The Real Schools Guide 2019It takes into account 51 different data points. This includes not just GCSE results, and Attainment 8 scores, but also factors like Progress 8, pupil-teacher ratios and absence rates.
The single-sex secondary ranked 26 nationally out of 3,166 schools.
West Kirby Grammar was named the second best secondary school in Wirral, ranking 42nd in the country.
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Wirral Grammar has not been inspected by Ofsted since becoming an academy, but was rated 'outstanding' when it was last assessed by the watchdog in 2009.
Headteacher Elaine Sargent says on the school's website: "Discovering the vital spark which makes each child different is key to our approach to education at West Kirby Grammar School.
"All students are able to immerse themselves in our caring community where each is nurtured and valued as an individual and successful.
"As a school we cultivate habits of excellence in all aspects of school life - academic, creative, sporting and in responsible behaviour and citizenship."
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