Litherland High School

Litherland High School
Motto Achieving By Caring
Established 1948
Type Academy
Location Sterrix Lane
Litherland
Merseyside
L21 0DB
England, UK Coordinates: 53°28′49″N 2°59′10″W / 53.4804°N 2.9861°W
Local authority Sefton
DfE number 343/4004
DfE URN 141694 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Students 784
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–16

Litherland High School is a secondary school in Litherland, Merseyside, England, headed by Mr Jim Donnelly since 1991.[1] The address is Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, Merseyside, L21 0DB.[2] The school was established in March 1948. Litherland High School is part of the Litherland Partnership, which includes other local primary schools Beach Road Primary School, Lander Road Primary School and St Philips CoE Primary School.

Litherland High School was listed as a school requiring 'Special Measures' by a February 2014 Ofsted inspection. In March 2015 the school converted to academy status.

New school construction

The Liverpool Echo reported in October 2006 that Sefton Council had been awarded government funding to build a new school, which would merge with Bootle High School, mainly due to falling intake numbers particularly at Bootle High School, with proposals for a sixth form to be constructed on the Netherton site.[3] Approval for the project was delayed due to an objection raised with regards to the closure of Bootle High School, although indications had been made that the DfES had approved Sefton's plan.[4]

A meeting held at the Town Hall, Bootle in May 2007 indicated the project to cost approximately £22.4m, with the new higher capacity Litherland High School to take effect from 1 September 2009. All pupils at Bootle High School were guaranteed a place at the new Litherland High School.[5]

As of 1 September 2009, over 400 new students started at the school. Most were transferred over from the now closed Bootle High School and the rest were the new year-7 pupils. Up to now the merge has been a great success in the views of both old Bootle High School children and Litherland High School children. Children from current 8 to 10 were merged in forms and classes while current year-11s were just mixed for forms and kept separate for lessons. This decision was authorized to try not to place the pupils' education at greater risk by them having to make new friends while trying to concentrate on their GCSEs.

References

  1. ↑ "Donnelly's Diary: Litherland High School's Jim Donnelly gives an insight into the life of a headteacher". Liverpool Echo. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/schools/for-parents-and-carers/find-school-inspection-report/provider/ELS/104951
  3. ↑ £20m dream for new high school icLiverpool.icNetwork.co.uk, 20 October 2006
  4. ↑ Consultation outcome for Litherland & Bootle High Schools merger Sefton.gov.uk, 21 February 2007
  5. ↑ Proposals for Litherland & Bootle High Schools merger Sefton.gov.uk, 15 May 2007