Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Encyclopedia
Wirral Grammar School for Girls is an all-girls
grammar school
located on the Wirral Peninsula
, United Kingdom
.
, 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 "eleven plus" examination. Mrs Elaine Cogan has been its head teacher
since 2001.
In 2007 Wirral Grammar School for Girls began a consultation with parents into the possibility of the school acquiring Foundation School
status. The school has specialist
status in languages, and more recently has acquired specialist humanities
status. Consistently high achieving, it has been designated as a "high performing school" by the Specialist Schools AcademiesTrust
and has received an Ofsted
rating of 'Outstanding' in every department.
, and England, and as such is reputed to be academically superior to the neighbouring boys' school.
Single-sex education
Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education, is the practice of conducting education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings or schools. The practice was predominant before the mid-twentieth century, particularly in secondary education and...
grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
located on the Wirral Peninsula
Wirral Peninsula
Wirral or the Wirral is a peninsula in North West England. It is bounded by three bodies of water: to the west by the River Dee, forming a boundary with Wales, to the east by the River Mersey and to the north by the Irish Sea. Both terms "Wirral" and "the Wirral" are used locally , although the...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
Admissions
It is situated on Heath Road, BebingtonBebington
Bebington is a small town and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. It lies south of Liverpool and west southwest of Manchester, along the River Mersey on the eastern side of the Wirral Peninsula...
, on the Wirral Peninsula
Wirral Peninsula
Wirral or the Wirral is a peninsula in North West England. It is bounded by three bodies of water: to the west by the River Dee, forming a boundary with Wales, to the east by the River Mersey and to the north by the Irish Sea. Both terms "Wirral" and "the Wirral" are used locally , although the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, next door to Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral Grammar School for Boys
Wirral Grammar School for Boys, founded in 1931, is situated on Cross Lane, Bebington, on the Wirral Peninsula in England.-Admissions:It is a foundation school, located within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and requires all potential pupils to take, and pass, the eleven plus exam exam prior to...
. The school consists of lower school (ages 11-16) and 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,...
(ages 17-18), and entrance is by the "eleven plus" examination. Mrs Elaine Cogan has been its head teacher
Head teacher
A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
since 2001.
In 2007 Wirral Grammar School for Girls began a consultation with parents into the possibility of the school acquiring Foundation School
Foundation school
In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....
status. The school has specialist
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
status in languages, and more recently has acquired specialist humanities
Humanities College
Humanities Colleges were introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, humanities. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Humanities...
status. Consistently high achieving, it has been designated as a "high performing school" by the Specialist Schools AcademiesTrust
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust is an independent, not-for-profit, membership organisation with headquarters in the United Kingdom, dedicated to raising standards and achievement in secondary schools in England and internationally...
and has 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 ....
rating of 'Outstanding' in every department.
History
It was founded in 1931. It was known as the Wirral County Grammar School for Girls until the late 1990s, being administered by the Cheshire Education Committee before 1974, then the Wirral Education Committee. In the early 1970s, it had around 900 girls.Academic performance
The school attains some of the best A-level results in North West EnglandNorth West England
North West England, informally known as The North West, is one of the nine official regions of England.North West England had a 2006 estimated population of 6,853,201 the third most populated region after London and the South East...
, and England, and as such is reputed to be academically superior to the neighbouring boys' school.
Notable former pupils
- Anne BakerAnne BakerAnne Baker is a British writer of historical biographies.Anne Salmond was born just before the outbreak of World War I, the daughter of Geoffrey Salmond who later became the professional head of the Royal Air Force. Anne Salmond was educated at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford And lived with her father...
, historian - Jean BohtJean BohtJean Boht is an English actress.She is most famous for the role of Nellie Boswell in Carla Lane's comedy Bread....
, actress - Alison McGovernAlison McGovernAlison McGovern is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Wirral South since 2010.-Early life:...
, Member of Parliament for Wirral South (United Kingdom general election, 2010–present) - Kate RobbinsKate RobbinsKatherine Robbins is an English actress, comedienne and singer.-Biography:Robbins is a first cousin once removed of Paul McCartney and older sister of Amy Robbins . She attended Wirral Grammar School for Girls and won the Drama Prizes each year, notably with her monologue "All this glitters is not...
, actress - Amy RobbinsAmy RobbinsAmy Robbins is an English actress best known for her role as Dr. Jill Weatherill in the British television series The Royal. Prior to her current role she played Police Sergeant Rachel James in the BBC One hospital drama Casualty for one series...
, actress
See also
- Wirral Grammar School for BoysWirral Grammar School for BoysWirral Grammar School for Boys, founded in 1931, is situated on Cross Lane, Bebington, on the Wirral Peninsula in England.-Admissions:It is a foundation school, located within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral and requires all potential pupils to take, and pass, the eleven plus exam exam prior to...
- Calday Grange Grammar SchoolCalday Grange Grammar SchoolCalday Grange Grammar School is a non-denominational selective state grammar school, founded in 1636, situated on Caldy Hill above the town of West Kirby on the Wirral . The school admits boys from the ages of 11 through to 18, and girls for the sixth form only...
- West Kirby Grammar SchoolWest Kirby Grammar SchoolWest Kirby Grammar School is a girls grammar school and sixth form college located in the town of West Kirby on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The school currently has 1182 students on roll of whom most are girls ....
- Bebington High SchoolBebington High SchoolBebington High Sports College is a secondary school in Bebington on the Wirral Peninsula, England. The school is located in Bebington within 3 School's Wirral Grammar School for Boys, Wirral Grammar School for Girls and Plesington High....