It is a great pleasure to welcome you to Birkenhead School. As an HMC Independent School that welcomes children from Nursery to Sixth Form, we are aware of the considerable privilege in shaping the educational journey of your son or daughter through their formative school years. From Pre-Prep to Sixth Form, our focus is to know the individual, to develop their core values and to provide a breadth of academic and other opportunities so that we can nurture resilient, ambitious and responsible young men and women. Read more...
Paul Vicars Headmaster
Upper Sixth students, Jimmy and Archie, make it through to the final of the Oxford School's Debating Competition.
Sports results for week ending Saturday 5th March. Highlights include Birkenhead School hosting the Rugby 7s U18 Cup Final and group of boys and girls from Year 6 in Prep competed in the Wirral Schools Indoor Athletics at the Hive and wins for Prep in the Cross-Country at Arrowe Park.
Catherina Quinn, from the Anthony Walker Foundation, recently delivered a thought-provoking lecture on the topic of race as part of our weekly Nicholls Lecture Series for Sixth Form students.
Sports results for week ending Saturday 26th February. Highlights include the Girls U13 team playing in the national semi-final of the Independent Schools Netball Cup and England selection for Scarlett, Lacrosse Captain.
Sports results for week ending Saturday 5th February. Highlights include our Girls U13 and U14 Netball teams being crowned Champions in the Wirral Schools Tournament.
On Friday 28th January, Year 1 were lucky enough to visit the warmer environment of the Blue Planet Aquarium.
Birkenhead School is one of 4 Scout groups across Merseyside selected to run their exciting, new Squirrels programme.
Year 5 were visited by Teach Rex New Age education to learn more about deforestation and the effect it is having on our planet.
Sports results for week ending 29th January. Highlights include the U13 Netball team being in the last 4 for the National ISNC Competition.
Sixth Form students were delighted to welcome Alan Bevan to Birkenhead School, to deliver a Nicholls Lecture entitled 'Life Lessons from Business'.
'Attending an independent school adds the equivalent of two additional years of schooling by the age of 16.' HMC See what sets us apart from other schools
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'The quality of the pupils' achievement and learning is excellent.' The Independent Schools Inspectorate View our Academic Results
"I believe it is our responsibility to provide opportunities for all students to find their niche and passion." Paul Vicars, Headmaster Find out more about our Co-Curricular offering