| Weatherhead High School | |
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| Address | |
| Breck Road Wallasey, WIRRAL, CH44 3HS, England UK |
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| Information | |
| School type | Comprehensive School |
| Specialist | Media Arts College |
| Ofsted number | 105105 |
| Chairperson | Mrs J Owens |
| Headteacher | Neil Dyment |
| Gender | Girls, with mixed sixth form. |
| Age range | 11–18 |
| Sixth Form Students | 354 (2008) |
| Pupils | 1575 (2008) |
| Average class size | 29 |
| Awards: | Sportsmark, Artsmark Gold |
| Website | http://www.weatherhead.wirral.sch.uk |
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".[1]
The school has held the Sportsmark Award and the Artsmark Gold Award for several years,.[2] In early 2008, the school received an Ofsted inspection and was described as "a good school with outstanding qualities."[3]
Melissa Jane Wild, The author of many short stories and the published fantasy story; The Darkness Within, attended this school.