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Wirral Grammar School for Girls is an all-girls grammar school on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England.
| Wirral Grammar School for Girls | |
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| Address | |
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Heath road , CH63 3AF | |
| Coordinates | 53°20′55″N 3°00′52″W / 53.3485°N 3.0145°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Grammar school; Academy |
| Motto | Latin: Monumentum Aere Perennius ("A monument more lasting than bronze", from Horace's Poem 3:30) |
| Established | 1931 |
| Department for Education URN | 137171 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | J Ogunmyiwa |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1068 |
| Houses | 6: Unitas , Esperance , Ferens , Virtus , Alpha , Invicta |
| Colour(s) | Blue |
| Website | www |
Admissions
editIt is located in Bebington, next door to Wirral Grammar School for Boys. The school consists of lower school (ages 11–16) and Sixth Form (ages 17–18), and entrance for Year 7 is by the 11-plus examination. Those wishing to join the Sixth Form can do so by meeting the GCSE grade requirements and applying through the school website. To join the Sixth Form, you do not have to have previously passed the 11+ examination. Jenny Ogunmyiwa has been head teacher since September 2022.
Wirral Grammar School for Girls has been designated as a "high performing school" by the Specialist Schools Academies Trust and has received an Ofsted rating of 'Outstanding' in every department.[1]
History
editThe school was founded in 1931. It was known as the Wirral County Grammar School for Girls until the late 1990s, being administered by Cheshire County Council before 1974, then by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. In the early 1970s, it had around 900 girls.
Academic performance
editThe school attains some of the best A level results in North West England.[2]
Notable former pupils
edit- Anne Baker, historian
- Jean Boht, actress
- Alison McGovern, Labour Member of Parliament for Wirral South (2010 United Kingdom general election–present)
- Sue Nelson, science writer and broadcaster
- Kate Robbins, actress
- Amy Robbins, actress
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wirral Grammar School for Girls - Inspection report", Ofsted 31 January 2023.
- ^ "BBC News - Secondary school league tables in Wirral". BBC.co.uk. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2017.