Wirral Grammar School for Girls
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| 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 |
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| Type | Grammar school; Academy |
| Motto | Template:Lang-la ("A monument more lasting than bronze", from Horace's Poem 3:30) |
| Established | 1931 |
| Department for Education URN | 137171 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Mrs Elaine Cogan |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1068 |
| Website | http://www.wirralgirls.co.uk/ |
Wirral Grammar School for Girls is an all-girls grammar school on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England.
Admissions
It is on Heath Road, Bebington, on the Wirral Peninsula, England, 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 is by the 11-plus examination. Mrs Elaine Cogan has been its head teacher since 2001.
Consistently high achieving, Wirral Grammar School for Girls has been designated as a "high performing school" by the Specialist Schools AcademiesTrust and has received an Ofsted rating of 'Outstanding' in every department.[1]
History
It 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
The school attains some of the best A level results in North West England, coming third for A-Level Points per Pupil in the 2012 Wirral Local Authority area league table.[2]
Notable former pupils
- Anne Baker, historian
- Jean Boht, actress
- Alison McGovern, Labour Member of Parliament for Wirral South (United Kingdom general election, 2010–present)
- Sue Nelson, science writer and broadcaster
- Kate Robbins, actress
- Amy Robbins, actress
- Diana Skilbeck MBE, Headmistress from 1989-2001 of the Queen's School, Chester
See also
- Wirral Grammar School for Boys
- Calday Grange Grammar School
- West Kirby Grammar School
- Bebington High School
References
- ^ "Wirral Grammar School for Girls - Inspection report", Ofsted 29 January 2008.
- ^ "BBC News - Secondary school league tables in Wirral". BBC.co.uk. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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