Calday Grange Grammar School
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| Motto | "Nisi Dominus Frustra" – a normal heraldic contraction of a verse from the 127th Psalm, "Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it. Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." |
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| Established | 1636 |
| Type | Grammar, Academy |
| Headteacher | Mark Rodaway |
| Chair of Governors | Caroline Ashcroft |
| Location |
Grammar School Lane West Kirby WIRRAL CH48 8GG England Coordinates: 53°22′03″N 3°09′47″W / 53.3675°N 3.163°W |
| DfE number | 344/5400 |
| DfE URN | 139144 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1500 |
| Gender | Boys, Mixed Sixth Form |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Hollowell Bennett Glegg |
| Colours | Maroon and navy blue. House ties are green, blue and red stripes. |
| Website | www |
Calday Grange Grammar School (abbreviated to CGGS; also known as Calday, Calday Grange) is a non-denominational selective state-funded grammar school, founded in 1636, situated on Caldy Hill in the town of West Kirby on the Wirral peninsula, England. The school admits boys from age 11 to 18, and since 1985 girls for the sixth form only. The school has academy status, hosts the Wirral Able Children Centre, and has been awarded Sportsmark Gold and Investors in People status.
The school stands in a residential area of Wirral close to the Dee Estuary. Pupils come primarily from Wirral, Deeside and Cheshire areas. The main site at the top of Caldy Hill is occupied by the school buildings, sports cages and field, with a larger field located over Grammar School Lane. A mile southeast of the main school buildings, along Column Road/Telegraph Road, Calday has the Glasspool Playing Fields including 3 rugby pitches, a cricket square and a sand-based artificial hockey field. The school is surrounded by good-quality suburban housing development and the protected heathlands and woods of Grange, Caldy and Thurstaston.
Founded in 1636, Calday Grange Grammar School is Wirral’s oldest surviving grammar school. It was established as a free grammar school on the present site by local landowner William Glegg. From when it started with 12 pupils, the school has grown and transformed into a dynamic establishment of over 1300 students – which includes over 400 male and female students in the Sixth Form.
Calday Grange Grammar School became a trust school on 1 January 2009, transferring ownership of the school land and buildings to a Charitable Trust called "The Calday Grange Trust". The Calday Grange Trust is a partnership between Calday Grange Grammar School, The University of Liverpool, Unilever Research and Development and Maestro Services Ltd. Calday Grange Grammar School was the first Wirral School to convert to Trust Status.
In September 2011, the school informed parents that "The School has received notification from Companies House that the Calday Grange Trust Company has been dissolved. This has been notified to the Governing Body who contacted Wirral Local Authority and indicated their wish to revert to the Foundation Schools Instrument of Government".
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