Wirral Grammar School for Girls

Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Motto	Latin: Monumentum aere perennius ("A monument more lasting than bronze", from Horace's Poem 3:30)
Established	1931
Type	Grammar school; Academy
Headteacher	Mrs Elaine Cogan
Location	Heath Road Bebington Merseyside CH63 3AF England 53°20′55″N 3°00′52″W / 53.3485°N 3.0145°W / 53.3485; -3.0145Coordinates: 53°20′55″N 3°00′52″W / 53.3485°N 3.0145°W / 53.3485; -3.0145
DfE number	344/4052
DfE URN	137171 Tables
Ofsted	Reports Pre-academy reports
Students	1068
Gender	Girls
Ages	11–18
Website	www.wirralgirls.co.uk

Wirral Grammar School for Girls is an all-girls grammar school on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England.

Admissions

It is on Heath Road, Bebington, 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 11-plus examination. Mrs Elaine Cogan has been its head teacher since 2001.

Consistently high achieving, Wirral Grammar School for Girls has been designated as a "high performing school" by the Specialist Schools AcademiesTrust and has received an Ofsted rating of 'Outstanding' in every department.^[1]

History

It was founded in 1931. It was known as the Wirral County Grammar School for Girls until the late 1990s, being administered by Cheshire County Council before 1974, then by Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council. In the early 1970s, it had around 900 girls.

Academic performance

The school attains some of the best A level results in North West England, coming third for A-Level Points per Pupil in the 2012 Wirral Local Authority area league table.^[2]

Notable former pupils

Former head girl Alison McGovern in 1998, now Labour MP for Wirral South since 2010

Anne Baker, historian
Jean Boht, actress
Alison McGovern, Labour Member of Parliament for Wirral South (United Kingdom general election, 2010–present)
Sue Nelson, science writer and broadcaster
Kate Robbins, actress
Amy Robbins, actress
Diana Skilbeck MBE, Headmistress from 1989-2001 of the Queen's School, Chester

References

↑ "Wirral Grammar School for Girls - Inspection report", Ofsted 29 January 2008.
↑ "BBC News - Secondary school league tables in Wirral". BBC.co.uk. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2017-02-09.

External links

EduBase

Schools in Wirral
Primary schools	Birkenhead High School Academy New Brighton Primary School
Non-selective secondary schools	Bebington High Sports College Birkenhead High School Academy Birkenhead Park School Hilbre High School The Kingsway Academy The Mosslands School The Oldershaw Academy Pensby High School Prenton High School for Girls Ridgeway High School St John Plessington Catholic College St Mary's College South Wirral High School Weatherhead High School Woodchurch High School
Grammar schools	Calday Grange Grammar School St Anselm's College Upton Hall School FCJ West Kirby Grammar School Wirral Grammar School for Boys Wirral Grammar School for Girls
Independent schools	Birkenhead School Kingsmead School Redcourt St Anselm's
FE & sixth form colleges	Birkenhead Sixth Form College Wirral Metropolitan College
Closed schools	Rock Ferry High School Wellington School

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