West Kirby Grammar School
Motto	Ad metam contendo 'Strive towards the goal'
Established	1913
Type	Community Grammar
Headteacher	Mrs Glenice Robinson
Chair of Governors	Mrs T Janikiewicz
Specialism	Science and Mathematics
Location	Graham Road West Kirby, Wirral Merseyside CH48 5DP England
LEA	Wirral Borough Council
Ofsted number	105099
Students	1200
Gender	Female (11-16); Mixed Sixth Form(16-18)
Ages	11 to 18
Houses	Hudson, Stewart, Gonner, Furniss, Wallis, Paton
Website	www.westkirby-grammar.wirral.sch.uk
Coordinates: 53°22′41″N 3°11′06″W / 53.378°N 3.185°W / 53.378; -3.185

West Kirby Grammar School is a grammar school for girls, in the town of West Kirby on the Wirral. It has a selective intake with approximately 1250 pupils. It is now a "Specialist School in Science and Mathematics".

Contents 1 Admissions 2 History 3 Alumni 4 External links

[edit] Admissions

The school is in many ways associated with the nearby grammar school for boys, Calday Grange Grammar School. There is a large Combined Cadet Force contingent shared between the two schools, which girls from Year 9 upwards can join. As well as this, various dramatic and musical events and a German Exchange programme which has been running jointly in recent years (but in its 27th year for West Kirby Grammar), bring the two schools even closer.

[edit] History

The school was founded in 1913 and celebrated its 95th anniversary in 2008, with a whole school photograph. It was recently given a grant to renovate facilities on site, this was used to build to new teaching blocks, work was meant to be completed in 2009. The technology block was completed in September 2007, and the English/Humanities in October 2008.

The school has several international links, successfully running a variety of trips to Fougeres, France; the Christmas Markets in Cologne and Aachen, Germany; Barcelona, Spain; an exchange programme with a school in Gladenbach, Germany; Yaroslavl, Russia. Additionally the school often fundraises for its "Make a Difference" campaign, raising money for Inner Mongolian schools, before having a trip for selected students in the summer holidays to Hong Kong, mainland China and to Inner Mongolia to see how the money is being put to use. Furthermore, in 2006 the school won the Wirral International School Award.

The school has 6 houses; Hudson (White), Stewart (Yellow), Gonner (Blue), Furniss (Purple), Wallis (Red) and Paton (Green). These all compete throughout the year at various house events.

Two pupils from the school have taken part in the international schools Arctic expedition and the international young scientists space camp; both these pupils who attended sixth form at the school were representing the UK. The school's Under 13 football team has also achieved national success after competing in the final of the tournament at Wembley stadium.

[edit] Alumni

• Glenda Jackson, actress and Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate
• Jan Ravens, from Dead Ringers
• Shirley Hughes children's author

[edit] External links

• West Kirby Grammar School website