Birkenhead High School
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| Type | selective all-female Private school/secondary school GDST |
|---|---|
| Affiliations | Private school |
| Grades | 7–11, and Sixth Form |
| Location | Oxton, Wirral, England |
| Colours | Black and White |
| Website | http://www.gdst.net/birkenheadhigh/ |
Birkenhead High School is currently an independent academically selective private girls' school on the Wirral in the North West of England. The school is currently owned by the GDST (Girls' Day School Trust) based in London.
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[edit] History
The High Schools Company opened Birkenhead High School for Girls in 1884 in a building on Village Road in Oxton, Birkenhead. In 1901 it was purchased by the Girls’ Public Day School Company (GPDSC). The school moved into 86 Devonshire Place in September 1905. In 1918 the school acquired 31 Devonshire Place to be the home of the junior school. During World War Two the girls were evacuated to Shrewsbury High School.[1] [2]
[edit] Academy Status
Parents of pupils at the school were informed in September 2007 that the school was to become an all-ability non-selective state-funded city academy with the GDST as the founding sponsor. It will remain girls only but no longer charge fees from September 2009. Unlike grammar and other selective schools, there will be no longer be selection based on ability but in replacement fair banding will be used to ensure intake of the full range of academic ability. The school's particular specialisms are planned to be Music, Performing Arts and Mathematics. These plans were formally announced by Lord Adonis on Tuesday 2nd October 2007 in Bournemouth.[3].
In response to this decision to become a city academy, in October 2007 the neighbouring Birkenhead School announced that it would become fully co-educational in 2008 together with associated building expansion plans.[4]
[edit] Alumnae
- Patricia Routledge, actress.[5]
- Dame Frances Yates, historian.[6]
- Dame May Curwen, administrator.[7]
- Dr Sheila Shribman, doctor, national clinical director for children.[8]
- Jane Platt, chief executive, National Savings and Investments.[9]
- Nicola Horlick, fund manager[10]
[edit] References
- ^ Magnus, Laurie (1923). The Jubilee Book of the Girls' Public Day School Trust, 1873-1923. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 166-167.
- ^ Girls’ Public Day School Trust (1972). The Girls’ Public Day School Trust 1872-1972, 33-36.
- ^ BBC News (2 October 2007). Private school to become academy. BBC. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ Birkenhead School (2 May 2008). New girls in Prep. Birkenhead School. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
- ^ Patricia Routledge. British Musical Theatre. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ Trapp, J. B (2004). "Yates, Dame Frances Amelia (1899–1981)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
- ^ Hartley, Cathy, Leckey, Susan (2003). "Curwen, Dame May(1889–1973)". A Historical Dictionary of British Women. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ Shribman, Dr Sheila. National Health Service. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ 'I learnt I could beat the boys'. BNET UK. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ 'I learnt I could beat the boys'. BNET UK (1997). Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
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