Calday Grange Grammar School (abbreviated to CGGS; also known as Calday, Calday Grange) is a non-denominational selective state grammar school, founded in 1636, situated on Caldy Hill above the town of West Kirby on the Wirral (England). The school admits boys from the ages of 11 through to 18, and (since 1985) girls for the sixth form only. Calday Grammar School is a Trust School, Technology College and Language College, hosts the Wirral Able Children Centre, and has been awarded Sportsmark Gold and Investors in People status.
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