Whole School Open Day - Saturday 27th April, 11am-2pm To find out more and register your attendance, please visit https://visit.birkenheadschool.co.uk/
Come and meet our staff and students and discover the breadth of opportunities on offer which allow your child to develop their abilities, discover passions and fulfil their potential whilst enjoying the benefit of a caring environment where each student is known and benefits from smaller classes and excellent pastoral care.
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
We recently welcomed Old Birkonian and Marketing and Media expert, Paul Weedon, to the School to deliver a Nicholls Lecture to our Sixth Form students.
The Sixth Form were fortunate to receive a very exciting lecture from Old Birkonian, Josh Coyne, who came in to discuss his experiences since leaving Birkenhead School.
On Friday the 16th of February, ex-military sniper and colour Sargent, Angelo Ghisietta, came into school to deliver another Nicholls Lecture Series lecture to the Sixth Form students.
Our Sixth Form students were delighted to welcome Civil Engineer, Hannah Brand, to the School to deliver an insightful talk on her career.
Many thanks to our sponsor, Bridging Finance Solutions, who has contributed massivley to the hockey programme during the 2023 –24 season.
On the 28th February, six Year 11 students attended Liverpool John Moores University for the European Youth Parliament Regional competition.
Last week, we were thrilled to welcome Telegraph journalist, podcaster and author, Bryony Gordon, to the School to discuss her new book, Mad Woman, as part of our Inspiring Talks Series, in association with Linghams Booksellers in Heswall.
Friday 9th February saw the fourth Apprenticeship Breakfast, to round off National Apprenticeship Week in school.
Last Friday our Sixth Form welcomed Premier League and FIFA Referee, Mr Rob Jones, to give a lecture entitled, ‘From Birkenhead to the Premier League’.
On Friday the 12th of January 2024, for the first Nicholls Lecture of the year and of the Lent term, the Sixth Form was honoured to welcome James Maxwell, an Old Birkonian, to give his lecture ‘An Introduction to Mergers and Acquisitions’.
'Attending an independent school adds the equivalent of two additional years of schooling by the age of 16.' HMC Click here to view our examination results
'A happy school, consistently producing confident and considerate individuals, as well as top results.' The Good Schools Guide Read Reports & Reviews on the School
'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