Weatherhead High School
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Weatherhead High School is a single sex girls' Comprehensive School
, with mixed Sixth Form
, located in Merseyside, England. It is a specialist Media Arts College located in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
. In 2003, the school relocated from three separate sites around the Wallasey
area to a new purpose-built site near Mosslands High School.
The school has over 1500 pupils on roll, ranging from 11-18, including 390 Sixth Formers. The headteacher, Neil Dyment, states that the school "aims to create a very supportive and caring environment where each student can have the self-confidence and belief to realise their ambitions".
The school has held the Sportsmark
Award and the Artsmark
Gold Award for several years,.
In early 2008, the school received an Ofsted
inspection and was described as "a good school with outstanding qualities."
Melissa Jane Wild, The author of many short stories and the published fantasy story; The Darkness Within, attended this school.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
, with mixed Sixth Form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
, located in Merseyside, England. It is a specialist Media Arts College located in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It has a population of 311,200, and encompasses of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby. The city of...
. In 2003, the school relocated from three separate sites around the Wallasey
Wallasey
Wallasey is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England, on the mouth of the River Mersey, at the northeastern corner of the Wirral Peninsula...
area to a new purpose-built site near Mosslands High School.
The school has over 1500 pupils on roll, ranging from 11-18, including 390 Sixth Formers. The headteacher, Neil Dyment, states that the school "aims to create a very supportive and caring environment where each student can have the self-confidence and belief to realise their ambitions".
The school has held the Sportsmark
Sportsmark
Sportsmark is Sport England's accreditation scheme for secondary schools. The scheme recognises a school's out of hours sports provision.Sportsmark awards are given to secondary schools for provision for sport and physical education. They are currently being reviewed along with Activemark awards...
Award and the Artsmark
Artsmark
Artsmark is a national award scheme managed by Arts Council England. The scheme, that is open to all schools in England, recognises schools with a high level of provision in the arts.There are three levels of award:* Artsmark Gold* Artsmark Silver...
Gold Award for several years,.
In early 2008, the school received an Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspection and was described as "a good school with outstanding qualities."
Melissa Jane Wild, The author of many short stories and the published fantasy story; The Darkness Within, attended this school.