Useful websites and phone numbers

ACE (Advisory Centre for Education) Phone: 0808 800 5793 www.ace-ed.org.uk

Ofsted www.ofsted.gov.uk

Wirral Parent Partnership www.wired.me.uk

Wirral Website www.wirral.gov.uk

Admissions Portal www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Secondary Education in Wirral 2015-2016 Information for parents

Children and Young People’s Department Hamilton Building, Conway Street, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside CH41 4FD s n Phone: 0151 606 2020 Fax: 0151 666 4207 Email: [email protected] w o si o is n m e d la n o i o Wirral Council’s Children and Young People’s Department can not be held responsible for misleading, out of date or incorrect information held on cached l h pages accessed through or maintained by individual search engines, online forums or internet third party sites. n sc o k/ u The information in this booklet relates to the school year 2015 to 2016. However, there may be changes before the beginning of that year or during that year. ly v. go p l. p ra A ir w 365Jun14SK . w w w

Contents September 2014 Dear Parent

I hope that you will find this booklet helpful. It provides information about secondary education in Wirral and in particular about the arrangements for transferring to secondary school. It is available to all parents whose children are in their last year of Types of school 4 Transport policy 10 primary education and to all parents who tell us that they are moving into the borough with children of secondary school age. All-ability and grammar schools 4 Walking to school 11 Admission arrangements - introduction 4 School meals 11 If your child is due to transfer to secondary school in 2015 and you want to apply Admission numbers 5 Financial assistance for 16 to 19 year olds 11 for a place in a school outside Wirral, you need to read this booklet carefully. We co-ordinate applications from Wirral parents for places in schools maintained by Making an application 5 Special educational needs 12 other authorities. Considering your preferences 5 Transport to special schools and classes 12 This booklet is particularly important to you if your child is transferring to secondary Children who do not live in Wirral 5 What happens if my application is refused? 13 school next September. It sets out the arrangements for allocating (offering) places in Reasons to refuse your preferences 5 Special education support service (SESS) 13 secondary schools and lists the schools for which you may express a preference. If, Important information about preferences 6 Wirral Parent Partnership 13 after reading the booklet, you would like further information or advice, please consult the headteacher of your child’s current school or the Mainstream Admissions team. Admission criteria for community schools 6 Equal opportunities 14 Admissions to academy, foundation, trust and The school curriculum 14 You may find that you need to consult this booklet from time to time during the voluntary-aided schools 7 year, so please keep it where you can easily refer to it. Religious education 14 Admission to grammar schools 7 Sex and relationship education 14 A separate booklet provides information about primary education and is available online Assessment arrangements for non-Catholic at www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions or by calling 0151 606 2020. grammar schools 7 Physical Education 15 Late applications 8 Careers education 15 Finally, may I say that we are very proud of our schools. The standards of achievement Allocation of places 8 Health Services in Schools 15 are high, and the Council is committed to helping schools to maintain those standards and improve on them. Appeals against admission decisions 8 Music 15 Waiting lists for community schools 8 More about the National Curriculum 15 I hope that your child will settle happily into his or her new secondary school and be Autumn Term - Waiting lists for community schools 9 Educational Social Welfare Service 15 successful there. Timetable for admissions to secondary schools 9 Glossary of terms used in the booklet 17 Yours sincerely Admissions to schools in other local authority areas 9 Open days and evenings 18

Parents who live outside Wirral 9 Map 19 Transfer between schools and children moving to Wirral 9 List of Secondary Schools 20 Grammar assessment arrangements for Julia Hassall children aged over 11 10 Special schools and resourced provision 21 Director of Children’s Services Fair access policy 10 Questionnaire 23 Education after age 16 10 s n w o si o is n m e d la n o Apply online now i o l h You can fill in a preference form online. The web address to the Admissions Portal is www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions and n c /s you will also be able to access the online admission forms from the side menu. o k u ly v. go p l. p ra A ir .w w w w Introduction This booklet provides information about all the different types of maintained secondary schools in Wirral, other than independent schools. If you want to apply for a school place outside the Wirral area, you will need to say this on the Wirral Parental Preference Form. You can get details of schools outside the area from the relevant authority.

Types of school All-ability and grammar schools Admission numbers Schools where the governing body is the admission authority are provided with application information to enable In terms of governing schools there are five types of school - Wirral has all-ability (comprehensive) schools and grammar Each school has an admission number, which is the number of them to apply their own admission criteria and rank applicants. academy, community, foundation, trust and voluntary aided. schools. The all-ability schools cater for the whole ability range places in the year group in which children start at the school This does not include what order you have put that school in There are various differences between the different categories and take children without assessing their ability. Grammar (Year 7). You will find the admission number of each school in your application, because schools are not allowed to use the of school, but for admissions, the differences relate to the schools assess children’s ability and admit children who have the list at the back of this booklet. Pupils will be admitted up to order of parents preference in their admission criteria . They responsibilities of the governing bodies of the schools. reached the required standard. The grammar school might not a schools’ admission number. will not know whether you have put their school first, second There are 29 secondary schools in Wirral. This includes be able to admit all the children who achieve the standard for or third. five special schools, a pupil referral unit and an all-age grammar school. Making an application If you have given a preference for a school in another hospital school. You will find a list of all the maintained and Academy English authority, that authority will tell us whether they can Community schools are non-denominational. In other secondary schools at the back of this booklet. Each school Wirral’s online admission system can be accessed from offer your child a place in that school. words, they are not linked to any particular faith. The governors publishes a prospectus. You can ask the school for a copy. Schools www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions . If you are successful in meeting the criteria for more than have responsibility for the overall conduct of the school but also offer parents the opportunity to visit them before the Applying online is quick and simple to do. You will receive one school, we will offer you the school which you listed as the admissions are the responsibility of the local authority. preference forms are due to be returned. an automatic email so that you know your application has been highest preference. Foundation and Trust schools are schools, usually non- received by CYPD. On allocation day, online applicants will receive It can happen that all the schools given as a preference by denominational, where the governors are responsible for the an email with their child’s allocated place. The deadline for online a parent are oversubscribed (in other words, there are more admission arrangements. Admission arrangements - applications to be submitted is 31 October 2014 . applications than places available) and it is not possible to Academies are publicly funded independent schools. The introduction You can put up to three schools in the order of your offer a child a place at any of them. If this happens, your child academy trust is responsible for admissions. preference. It is always recommended to put more than one will be given a place at the nearest appropriate school with a The governors of voluntary-aided schools are responsible The arrangements described below apply to children born school in your preferences in case you are not allocated your place available. for their own admission arrangements. You can get more between 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004. We will not first choice. information about Catholic voluntary aided schools from: normally offer places in community secondary schools to children If you want to give a preference for a school outside Wirral, Children who do not live in Wirral born after 31 August 2004. you will need to include this as one of your preferences. CYPD will Director of Education, Shrewsbury Diocese Places at community schools are decided by the Director of tell other local authorities about parents’ preferences for schools Requests from parents of children living in other authorities are Phone: 0151 652 9855 Children’s Services according to the arrangements made by the in their area by 15 November 2014. considered on the same basis as described for Wirral children. Email: [email protected] local authority and described in this booklet. Places in academy, If you cannot apply online, you can complete the paper For other English authorities, if you want your child to be Website: www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org foundation, trust and voluntary aided schools are decided by the preference form provided. The deadline for paper applications to considered for a place in a Wirral school you need to contact governing bodies of those schools according to arrangements be returned is 31 October 2014 . your Local Authority and complete an application following The local authority co-ordinates preferences on behalf they have made after consultation. You can get details of the If you do not apply online or return a paper preference form, their procedures. of all schools. admission policies from the relevant school. it will be assumed that you do not have a particular preference. Parents who live outside will need to apply online The governing bodies of Calday Grange Grammar School, Your child will be given a place at the nearest school with a place. or complete a Wirral Parental Preference Form at the Grammar School, Wirral Grammar School for Boys and Admissions Portal, www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions or Wirral Grammar School for Girls have reached an agreement with on request (0151 606 2020, email [email protected]). the authority on how their admission procedures will work. If Considering your preferences parents want their children to be considered for places at these Once all the applications have been received, a list of Reasons to refuse your preferences schools, the Children and Young People’s Department (CYPD) will applicants will be produced for each Wirral school. For assess these children on behalf of the school. community schools we will rank the applications according to The law says that the Local Authority can refuse to follow your The assessments for St Anselm’s College and Upton Hall our criteria, and decide whether your child is eligible for a preference if to do so ‘would prejudice the provision of efficient School (FCJ) will be carried out by those schools. place at any of the schools listed. education or the efficient use of resources’. The quality of

4 5 education for all children cannot be allowed to suffer by We may have to share the information you have provided on which we consider a safe walking route. As a general guide performance at secondary school. The Children and Young admitting more pupils than the school can accommodate. your parental preference form with other departments of the we will treat routes with no pavements and no street lighting People’s Department will provide familiarisation materials and If a community school is oversubscribed (more pupils apply Council in order to verify the authenticity of pupils’ addresses. as unsafe for children. two practice tests to help pupils prepare for the tests. than there are places available), the admission criteria set out Wirral Council processes personal data in accordance with A looked after child is a child who is: a) in the care of a local Pupils take two verbal reasoning tests in the autumn term below will be used to decide which children should get places. the Data Protection Act 1998. The information you provide on authority or b) being provided with accommodation by a local of the final year of primary school. The tests are standardised to In academy, foundation, trust and voluntary aided schools, the your preference form will be used by the Children and Young authority in the exercise of their social services functions (under take account of each child’s exact age in years and months. The governing bodies publish their own admission arrangements People’s Department and the governing bodies of secondary section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989). A previously looked after two test scores are then added together to provide a final score. which will explain the admission criteria they use. schools as Admission Authorities. They will apply the child is one who immediately moved on from that status after After the tests are marked, primary school headteachers Even if a child has achieved the necessary standard for a information to their admissions policies in order to allocate becoming subject to an adoption, residence or special will be provided in confidence with the scores of their pupils. grammar school, the admissions authority may still refuse to school places. Where there is a need to co-ordinate admission guardianship order. Primary headteachers can provide a written referral on behalf of give your child a place. This will happen if the school is arrangements with neighbouring local authorities, pupil data any children whose test results do not, in their view, reflect the oversubscribed and there would be prejudice of the kind may also be shared to ensure the efficient allocation of school child’s potential. As there is a strong relationship between verbal referred to in the paragraph above. places. Information about your child may also be shared with Admissions to academy, reasoning scores and potential, we expect these cases to be rare. If you include a grammar school as one of your preferences Members of Parliament or Councillors if you ask them to act on foundation, trust and An Independent Assessment Board (IAB) will meet to and your child has not reached the standard for grammar your behalf. voluntary-aided schools consider children who did not reach the standard and have been school, the grammar school preference cannot be taken into The Admissions Authority has the right to withdraw any referred by their primary school headteacher. The board is made account and will be disregarded. place offered on the basis of a fraudulent or intentionally The admission arrangements for these schools are decided by the up of four headteachers (two from primary schools, two from misleading application. governing bodies and you can get them directly from the schools grammar schools), and is chaired by an officer from the Children Important information about concerned. The Children and Young People’s Department will and Young People’s Department. None of the board members Admission criteria for co-ordinate the preferences for those schools and the governing will have any personal interest in any of the pupils they are preferences body will rank their applicants and tell us which pupils they could asked to assess. community schools offer places to. In some cases, parents may feel that factors may have Most school places are allocated on the basis of the home affected their child’s performance. If so, you must write to your address of each child. This must be the child’s permanent home Applications for community schools will be dealt with in order child’s headteacher explaining the circumstances no later than address, where he or she lives with a person of parental according to the following criteria . Admission to grammar schools 23 September 2014. The IAB will only consider a child’s case if it responsibility as the main carer (as defined by the Children Act a Children who are Looked After or previously Looked After as The admission arrangements for all grammar schools say that has been referred to the board by the headteacher. If your child 1989). You must not give the address of a business, relative, defined in the Admission Code 2012. children should be assessed to decide whether they have reached has not been referred to the IAB by their headteacher by the childminder, friend, a temporary address or an address to which the necessary standard for grammar school. The deadline for deadline set by the Authority their case cannot be considered by you hope to move. b Children who have a valid medical reason for a specific request for assessment forms to be returned was 31 May 2014. the IAB . The home address must not be where parents have taken placement. You must give details on the preference form The Children and Young People’s Department will carry out out a short term let on a property solely to use its address on the and this may be checked by a medical officer of the health the assessments for the non-denominational grammar schools. For each child whose case is referred, the board will see: application form without any intention of taking up permanent authority. A letter in support from a senior health care The assessments for St Anselm’s College and Upton Hall School residence there. We will require evidence that the previous professional will be required as evidence when you submit will be carried out by those schools. ■ the child’s verbal reasoning test scores; property has been sold. your preference form. You need to make it clear why only If you are going to apply for a place at a grammar school We can only process one application for each child; this school is appropriate for your child’s medical needs. ■ the representations made by the primary school your child must have reached the standard for grammar school. therefore it is important that both parties in shared custody headteacher, with supporting evidence if necessary; and c Pupils who have a brother or sister (including half-brothers If more children achieve the standard than there are places arrangements are in agreement over the preferred school(s) and sisters or step brothers and step sisters living in the available in grammar schools, other criteria are used to decide ■ confidential information from you and reports from other named. Where a child spends equal time with both parents, same household) on roll at the school and of statutory which children should receive places. These criteria are published professional agencies such as educational psychologists, the child’s main residence should be submitted as their home school age when it opens in September. in the admission policy for the school. social workers, doctors and so on which were provided to address. Failure to provide a definitive application could your child’s headteacher no later than 23 September 2014. jeopardise your child’s priority for a school place. d We will then take account of where your child lives. We will We regularly check addresses and any deliberate give priority to those pupils who live nearest to the school. Assessment arrangements for The board then uses its professional judgement to decide misrepresentation will result in a place being withdrawn by We use a computer mapping system, based on Ordnance non-Catholic grammar schools whether the evidence clearly shows that the results of the verbal the Authority. The LA acts on behalf of all Wirral admission Survey maps, to measure the distance from your home to the reasoning tests do not truly reflect the child’s ability and whether authorities and reserves the right to request independent nearest school pedestrian gate to your child’s home using the The assessment is based on the results of two verbal reasoning or not it is appropriate for the child to be considered for a confirmation of the child’s place of residence, as felt appropriate. shortest road route, unless it is possible to use a footpath tests. They have been designed to predict a pupil’s potential grammar school place.

6 7 At the end of this process, we will have a complete list of the Appeals against admission Autumn Term - Waiting lists for Admissions to schools in other children who are of grammar school standard. This does not necessarily mean that they will go to a grammar school - that will decisions community schools local authority areas depend on the number of preferences that we have for the If you are not satisfied with an allocation you have the right to If you want your child to be educated at a school maintained grammar schools. If a grammar school is oversubscribed, the ■ If places become available during the Autumn Term they appeal. Appeals will be heard by an independent appeal panel by another English local authority, you must name that school governors have to use other criteria to decide which children will be allocated from the waiting list with priority given in whose decision is binding on us or the governing body of the as one of your preferences on the Wirral Parental Preference should be given places. accordance with the criteria used for the initial allocation. school concerned. You should lodge your appeal within four Form. The Children and Young People’s Department will then Parents will be notified of the outcome of the assessments weeks of receiving your allocation letter wherever possible. ■ We will cease to hold the waiting list at the end of the send your application to the relevant local education for their child by 21 October 2014 and should not complete an Apart from those schools listed below, you can get appeal Autumn Term. authority. You will be told by Wirral Authority whether your application until then. forms and further details of the appeals procedures from: application has been successful on 2 March 2015 as If your child is unwell on the morning of the test, it is advised All other schools will have different arrangements detailed above. that they do not sit the test that day. They can take it at another The Clerk to the Independent Appeals Panel for their waiting list and you should contact them time, when they are feeling better. Phone: 0151 606 2020 directly for more information. Email: [email protected] Parents who live outside Wirral Website: www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions Late applications Timetable for admissions If you live elsewhere in England you do not complete a Wirral Appeals against decisions made by the governors of Birkenhead preference form. If you want your child to go to a Wirral school, Applications received by the Children and Young People’s High School Academy, Calday Grange Grammar School, St to secondary schools in you must name the school on your home authority’s preference Department by 31 October 2014 will be treated as on-time. Late Anselm’s College, St John Plessington Catholic College and September 2015 form and they will send your details to us. preferences received on or after 1 November 2014 will be dealt Upton Hall School are made to an independent panel organised If you live in any other country, including Wales or Scotland, with after places have been allocated to “on-time” applicants. by the governors of the school. You can get more details from 31 May 2014 you must complete a Wirral preference form if you want your Late grammar school test sessions will be held only for the headteacher of the schools concerned. Deadline for Request for Assessment forms to be returned. child to go to a Wirral school. No matter where you live, if you want your child to be applicants who were not previously able to complete a request for If you have applied for a place at a school outside Wirral Early September 2014 assessed for a grammar school in Wirral, you must have told us by assessment form for a grammar school, for example, parents who and wish to appeal the decision not to allocate a place, you Preference forms and information booklets on secondary 31 May 2014. have only recently moved into the area. should contact the relevant local authority for information on education are available online or on request. The online their appeals procedures. admission system opens for parents of children in Year 6 in Wirral schools. Practice tests for grammar school Transfer between schools and Allocation of places assessments take place. Verbal Reasoning tests for Waiting lists for community grammar school assessments are carried out. children moving to Wirral If you are a Wirral resident we will tell you which school your child schools October 2014 If you want your child to transfer to a Wirral school you should has been allocated. On 2 March 2015, online applicants will receive The Independent Assessment Boards meet. contact the Mainstream Admissions team as soon as possible ■ If places become available at schools we will re-allocate an email with their child’s allocated school place. An allocation Grammar school assessment outcomes are sent to for an application form and advice about available places. them to children whose parents have either lodged an letter will be posted out to paper form applicants on this date. parents (by 21 October). For admissions to schools other than at the normal Your child’s allocation cannot be emailed to you unless you appeal or expressed a continuing interest in a place at the admission age, you can say which school you prefer and the 31 October 2014 have applied online. Allocations cannot be given out over the school concerned. admissions authority will meet that preference as long as it Online applications and Preference forms must be telephone. does not affect the provision of efficient education or the ■ If you wish to register a continuing interest in a school, then returned by this date. If you have changed address between submitting your you should indicate that on the reply slip attached to your efficient use of resources. 2 March 2015 preferences and 2 March, it is important to remember to tell us allocation letter or by email to [email protected] You will need to read the admission policies for the schools your new address, otherwise you may not receive your allocation Email offers are sent to online applicants. which are included in a separate booklet. In general it is ■ If there are more children interested in a particular school letter. If you have applied online and have changed your email Offers of school places for paper form applicants are considered less disruptive to a pupils education to transfer at than available places, the same criteria will be used to address, you must update the online account before 28 February, posted second class on this date. the end of the school year. Before a transfer request is determine priorities as used for the initial allocation. otherwise you may not receive your email. 16 March 2015 considered, you will be expected to have discussed this with If you live in another English authority they will tell you ■ After all appeals have been heard we will write to parents Reply slips or emails to be returned by this date. your child’s headteacher. Often a solution can be found without where your child has been allocated. who have a continuing interest or appealed unsuccessfully, 31 March 2015 disrupting the education of the child. You must reply to the offer of a school place within two weeks, asking if they wish their child to be added to the waiting Appeals to be submitted by this date. Our arrangements are that a report will be requested from either by email or using the reply slip on your allocation letter. list for a particular school. the headteacher of your child’s current or previous school so

8 9 that the school has necessary information to make a decision. Transport policy As a general guide, we will treat routes without pavements If your child has SEND, they may be able to access Your child will be offered the highest preference possible. The AND street lighting as unsafe for children and young people. Independent Travel Training (ITT). Go to bit.ly/1l9RBCt Director of Children’s Services will write to tell you which school Under Section 508 (B) of the Education Act 1996 the Council When assessing the safety of routes, the Council will assume telephone 0151 666 4212 or email your child has been allocated and giving you the right to appeal must provide free transport to and from school for a child if that the child is accompanied, as necessary, by a parent or [email protected] for further to an independent panel (as detailed previously). they are aged 5 to 16 between home and their nearest other responsible person. information. suitable school under certain conditions. If parents believe their child is entitled to receive a free Grammar assessment A 'suitable' school for transport purposes is the nearest travel pass based on the criteria above then they can contact: School meals school to the child's home. The Council Call Centre Information and Advice Team Wirral’s secondary schools have cafeterias providing school arrangements for children There is no general legislative requirement for the Council 0151 606 2020 meals with a wide variety of choice. It is the governors' aged over 11 to transport pupils to the nearest school of a particular type e.g. Email: [email protected] faith school, ability (grammar or non-grammar), single sex or responsibility to provide free and paid-for meals facilities and If your preference is for a grammar school, your child must achieve Mixed, academy or free school. to meet nutritional standards. These ensure that children are the standard for the school and you need to contact the school Assistance with public transport costs will be provided for Walking to school provided with a healthy, balanced diet. concerned to find out about their assessment arrangements for Wirral resident pupils who qualify under the following Before you decide on your school preferences, it is worth Free school meals are available if the parent or guardian is children transferring in Y7 and above. circumstances: considering how your child will get to school. There is a leaflet in receipt of Income Support OR Income-based Jobseekers There are no arrangements to admit or transfer children to called “ How to get to secondary school ” available online by Allowance OR Income Related Employment and Support 1 Pupils are between age 5 and 16 and go to their nearest independent (private) schools. If you want a place at an going to bit.ly/1ne3MOf . You can request a copy from the Road Allowance OR Guaranteed State Pension Credit OR support suitable school and live at least: independent school, you should approach the school directly. Safety team by calling 0151 606 2020 or emailing under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 OR Child ■ 2 miles from the school if they're under 8 [email protected] Tax Credit with a total annual taxable income of LESS than Fair access policy ■ 3 miles from the school if they're 8 or older In recent years the number of children who are driven to £16,190 but NOT receiving Working Tax Credit. 2 Pupils are registered at their nearest suitable school and are school has steadily increased. This contributes to traffic congestion You can get more details and application forms from any Local authorities have a duty to ensure fair access to unable to walk to school due to a route which the Council and air pollution. Less walking and cycling to school is affecting Wirral One Stop Shop or telephone 0151 606 2002. educational opportunity and have a key role in ensuring that has assessed as hazardous. children’s health and independence. Wirral Council is committed If your child will take packed lunches to school, the school admission arrangements are lawful and comply with the to encouraging more children to walk or cycle to school, or catch Children’s Food Trust have produced some tips and suggestions 3 Pupils are from a low income family who are entitled to free mandatory provisions of the Admissions Code 2012. They must the bus for longer distances. for a healthy packed lunch. school meals or maximum Working Tax Credit or Child Tax ensure that admission arrangements for school in their area for When deciding how your child travels to school, the Credit with an income below £16,190, if they are: www.childrensfoodtrust.org.uk which they are the admissions authority comply with all following points are important to consider: statutory requirements, are clear, objective and fair. ■ aged 8 to 11 and the school is at least 2 miles away ■ Research has shown that children who walk to school are Full details of the fair access arrangements can be found in ■ aged 11 to 16 and the school is 2 to 6 miles away - Financial assistance for fitter, have better developed social skills, are more familiar the Wirral secondary coordinated admission scheme on the as long as there aren't 3 or more suitable schools with their surroundings, have better road sense and arrive 16 to 19 year olds Admissions Portal: www.wirral.gov.uk/schooladmissions nearer to home at school more relaxed and ready to learn. You could get a bursary to help with education-related costs if ■ aged 11 to 16 and the school is 2 to 15 miles away - ■ Walking, cycling or using the bus reduces congestion on you’re aged 16 to 19 and studying at school or college (not if it's their nearest school preferred on the grounds Education after age 16 the road. In the school holidays, when the roads tend to be University) or on a training course, including unpaid of religion or belief much quieter, it is clear how much rush hour traffic is Post-16 education in Wirral is provided by sixth forms in some apprenticeship. school-run related. schools, Birkenhead Sixth Form College and Wirral 4 Children with special educational needs and/ or disabilities ■ There are bursaries of £1,200 a year for the most vulnerable Metropolitan College. (SEND) are entitled to free transport however far they live ■ On average, the school-run costs families over £300 a year young people. This includes children in care, care leavers from the school if: in petrol costs and general wear and tear. Details of sixth-form education in other Wirral schools are ■ they have a statement of SEN that says the local and those on income support. Schools and colleges will have Take some time to discuss this advice with your child and help council will pay transport costs flexibility to pay more to young people who need it . included in a separate booklet. them to plan their new route to school. The right choices can ■ they can't walk because of their SEN, a disability or increase their self-confidence and independence whilst also ■ For all other young people, schools, colleges and training Birkenhead Sixth Form College Wirral Metropolitan College mobility problem helping to maintain a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. providers will then be able to award bursaries to any Phone: 0151 652 5575 Phone: 0151 551 7777 If you are interested in walking, cycling or bus use, there is a student who faces genuine financial barriers to staying on Email: [email protected] The distance from home and the school gate nearest to list of schools with a travel plan in place on the Council’s in education and training to help with costs such as Website: www.bsfc.ac.uk Website: wmc.ac.uk home by the shortest available walking route will be measured website. Go to bit.ly/g4z1To or speak to your child’s school to transport, food or equipment. The amount they will get is using a computerised mapping system. find out if they have a travel plan or other initiatives in place. entirely down to their school or college.

10 11 You can get more information about the 16 to 19 bursary Not all children with a statement of Special Educational The decision on whether to provide a passenger assistant There is a two stage home to school transport review and scheme from your school or college. Needs or Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) require free will be made as part of the eligibility assessment taking a appeals process for parents who wish to challenge a transport transport provision. Where a young person is able to access and number of factors into account. Such factors may include decision about: Website: www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund/overview use the public transport network safely they will be expected to information relating, but not limited, to: ■ Their child’s eligibility do so. Where they are unable to walk because of their SEN, a ■ Medical issues. ■ The transport arrangements offered by the local authority disability or mobility problem they are entitled to free Special educational needs ■ The distance measurement transport. ■ Health and safety related issues, including risk to self Most children with special needs are educated in mainstream The assessment for eligibility for free transport will be or others. ■ The safety of the route used to calculate eligibility schools with support provided by the school itself. However, carried out by the Council. The parents can apply for an ■ The young person's mobility. some children have special educational needs for whom the assessment by completing a form available online at ■ Any challenging behaviour arising from the Special Education Support Council has to make special arrangements. Schools, the Special bit.ly/1tWqq3j or by calling 0151 666 4212. young person's SEN. Education Support Service, health services and other Following the assessment process parents will be notified Services (SESS) ■ Where a passenger has severe learning or physical organisations work closely to recognise and provide for of the decision regarding transport provision. Eligibility to difficulties, the need for continual care and supervision. This service is made up of teams of the following: children’s special needs. A national policy is followed to get provision will be assessed annually. ■ Educational psychologists ■ Age and capability. parents involved at all stages in assessing their child’s special The decision to provide transport is based on the student's ■ Medical/physical needs team educational needs. needs. This means that Wirral Council is not able to take the ■ Length of journey. ■ Social and communication and interaction In a small number of cases, we will agree to a child following into account when considering home to school ■ The vehicle type and size. difficulties team receiving home tuition. This is normally following a medical transport entitlement: ■ Sensory Inclusion Service recommendation. This service is only considered as a final Transport is allocated on an annual basis and parents and ■ Portage and Portex/1st for families service option and only if a child cannot physically get to school. We ■ Parents' work or other commitments. carers will be involved in a discussion regarding the ongoing The service offers assessment, advice and support for pupils believe that, wherever possible, a child should be educated in a suitability of the existing transport arrangements during the ■ Attendance by siblings at other schools. who have or may have special educational needs. Members of school environment. review of the young person’s statement of educational needs ■ If a parent chooses to send their child to a provider that is the service offer advice about a pupil’s educational needs to Some pupils may need to go to a special school which is or EHCP. not maintained by Wirral. This may be a residential school. The not the nearest appropriate provider to the home address. headteachers, class teachers, parents and other professional In cases of students with high risk medical needs (who Local Authority does not have any residential schools, but does colleagues who may be involved. ■ A journey from one educational establishment to another. require additional funding from a number of organisations) use several suitable local authority and independent schools You can get further information from the heads of the above ■ Ad hoc visits to other schools, colleges or other decisions regarding transport will be informed by health, mainly in nearby counties. A child’s progress in this kind of teams by contacting: establishments. education and social care practitioners. If a child is eligible for school is reviewed regularly. Phone: 0151 643 7070 transport, health professionals will provide recommendations If you think that your child may have special educational ■ Out of hours clubs (breakfast club, after school activities). Email: [email protected] needs, you can get advice and more information from the based on the child’s specific needs during transport to ensure Website: bit.ly/gTzU61 ■ To/ from dental, clinical, medical or hospital appointments headteacher of your child’s present school or from the Special safety. This will be reviewed appropriately in order to provide a Education team. ■ At a different time due to detention or exclusion. responsive service. If your child has SEND, they may be able to access Wirral Parent Partnership Special Education team In these instances, transport arrangements will be the sole Independent Travel Training (ITT). Go to bit.ly/1l9RBCt The Parent Partnership Service is delivered by WIRED, a Phone: 0151 606 2020 responsibility of the student's parent or carer. telephone 0151 666 4212 or email charitable organisation which is independent of the local Email: [email protected] If young people are assessed as eligible for free transport the [email protected] for further authority and which gives neutral independent advice and type of transport provided will be based on individual assessment information. support to parents whose children have special educational Transport to special schools of young people’s needs and with regard to the best use of the needs and/or disabilities. The service is flexible and aims to Council’s resources. This may be in the form of a free pass for use work in a flexible manner, parents can self refer. and classes on public transport or transport in a contracted vehicle. What happens if my application For students travelling in contracted vehicles there is no They may be able to help you if: Consideration for transport support is provided to children and is refused? specific duty on the Council to provide passenger assistants. ■ You think your child needs extra help at school. young people who are resident on Wirral who have complex However, a passenger assistant may be provided to accompany Where an application has been made for free home to school special educational needs, a disability or mobility problem as a young person with significant needs arising from a medical transport under the provisions set out in the Council’s policies ■ Your child is at risk of exclusion due to his/her behaviour. identified through the Special Educational Needs (SEN) condition or a disability and where there is an exceptional need and that application is refused, in whole or part, applicants have ■ She/he has a Statement of Special Educational Needs. assessment process. for care or supervision. the right to have their case reviewed. ■ You would like your child's needs to be formally assessed.

12 13 ■ You are attending a school meeting. Pupils can also study extra subjects from the options available Physical Education For more information: in each school. Individual schools may organise their teaching ■ You need help with understanding or completing paperwork. Health Promotion Strategy Manager, NHS Wirral Physical Education is taught to all pupils in Key Stages 3 and 4. in different ways, and headteachers will be happy to discuss Phone: 0151 651 0011 A varied programme of Physical Education is offered. You can get further information from: their own school’s approach with you. Email: [email protected] From Year 10 onwards pupils, can extend their interest in Website: www.wirral.nhs.uk Wirral Parent Partnership Physical Education by studying for GCSE, A Level and Junior Phone: 0844 880 1500 The National Curriculum for 14 to 16 year old pupils Sports Leadership Awards. Email: [email protected] includes the following subjects (Key Stage 4) Pupils also have the chance to get involved in Health Website: wired.me.uk Related Exercise programmes, reflecting a more personalised Music English Physical Education attitude to Physical Education. There are opportunities within schools for children to learn Maths ICT The reputation of school sport in Wirral continues to be musical instruments or have voice lessons. Wirral Schools’ Music Equal opportunities Science Citizenship of a high standard. All pupils - whatever their age, gender or Service provides tuition in some secondary schools and through ability - are encouraged to make the best use of their talents music centres. We believe that all people are equal, whatever their race, sex, and interests to join after-school clubs. The Music Service centres for young musicians run on sexual orientation, pregnant or new parent, disability, religion or Pupils are assessed at ages 14 and 16, and you can see reports on Saturday mornings and provide string, orchestral, wind and brass belief, transgender status, marital status or age. We do our best to progress within the subject areas following these assessments. groups as well as theory and aural tuition for children of all make sure that the services we provide, and how we employ Careers education abilities. Pupils can audition to become members of Music people, do not discriminate against anyone. We encourage positive Service ensembles, including intermediate and senior orchestras, action to overcome the effects of past discrimination and remove Religious education All secondary schools must provide a programme of careers education, and an appropriate range of careers information and brass band, big band, concert band and choir. These groups barriers to equal access. All pupils study religious education unless parents ask for them guidance, for pupils during Years 7 to 11. They must also give regularly go on concert tours abroad and are involved with However, we do respect the right of governing bodies of to be withdrawn from lessons. pupils at key decision-making points during their education regional and national festivals of music. voluntary aided schools to recruit staff of a particular religion in Religious education in Wirral is taught in community, access to careers officers. Charges are made for lessons and other activities. Financial line with the school’s beliefs, and to give priority in admissions to foundation and trust schools according to an agreed syllabus. The DfE website provides statutory guidance on careers support for Music Service lessons and activities are offered to children from that religion. This syllabus is produced by the Wirral Standing Advisory education and information in schools. children who are eligible for Free School Meals and families who Committee on Religious Education. You can get a copy from qualify for free prescriptions. Schools will have their own www.education.gov.uk/16to19/careersguidance/a0064052/ schools or direct from us. Religious education at voluntary- remissions policies. You can get further details about tuition, The school curriculum the-role-of-schools-and-local-authorities-in-careers-guidance aided schools is the responsibility of the governing body and music centres and ensembles from: All pupils under 16 in Wirral maintained secondary schools (but will be taught according to the school’s trust deed. For more details, contact the school directly. Wirral Schools' Music Service not Academies) must study the National Curriculum as part of Phone: 0151 606 2020 the wider curriculum decided by individual schools. Email: [email protected] Academy schools must follow the National Curriculum for Sex and relationship education Health Services in Schools Website: www.wirralschoolsmusicservice.co.uk English, maths and science, but are not obliged to include any All pupils are entitled to receive sex and relationship education Health Services in Schools provide a range of services co- of the other core curriculum subjects. In practice, however, as part of the National Curriculum, unless parents ask for them ordinated by the school nursing service, funded by NHS Wirral there are generally only small variations between what is to be withdrawn from lessons. and hosted by Wirral secondary schools following consultation More about the National taught in an Academy and any other maintained school. Secondary schools must provide sex and relationship with governing bodies, parent groups and pupils. education. It must include teaching about AIDS, HIV and other Each participating school has a weekly open access drop-in Curriculum The National Curriculum covers the following subject sexually-transmitted infections, and be given in a way which clinic, staffed by a professional team of nurses and youth You can get further details about the National Curriculum areas for pupils aged 11 to 14 (Key Stage 3) encourages pupils to consider moral issues and the value of workers. Pupils are able to speak privately about any issue from www.direct.gov.uk family life. The detailed content and nature of sex education is relating to their health and well-being and are encouraged at all English Geography for school governing bodies to decide. Parents may request a times to tell parents and carers of their visit and involve them in Maths Art and Design copy of the school’s sex and relationship policy and may choose their concerns. Pupils will also be advised that confidentiality Educational Social Welfare Service Design and Technology History to withdraw their children from all or part of sex education. cannot be maintained if their safety could be affected. Wirral Educational Social Welfare Service offers support to Science Physical Education parents in fulfilling their legal responsibility to ensure that their Music Citizenship children receive an appropriate education at school or otherwise. Modern Foreign Language ICT

14 15 They do this through a number of interventions which Glossary of terms used involve working with schools, families and other agencies. The strategies used include one-to-one support and group work with in the booklet children and parents, tackling the sometimes complicated issues behind children not going to school. Education social workers Academy DfE (Department for Education) ensure that every child receives full-time education, and try to An Academy is a publicly funded independent school. Staff are The Government department with national responsibility for provide support so that children can benefit from the education employed by the Academy Trust, and the Trust or governing body children’s services, families, schools and 14-19 education. facilities we provide. are responsible for the admission arrangements. As well as responsibilities in relation to school attendance, Denominational the Service also has responsibilities in relation to Children Admissions authority Relating to a particular religion. Educated at Home, Traveller Children, Children Missing from The body that decides the order that children should be Education, Child Employment and children involved in considered for places at the school. In the case of community and Foundation Schools performances and entertainment. The Service also supports the voluntary controlled schools it is the Local Authority; in the case Foundation schools are maintained by the Local Authority from safeguarding of children. of academies, foundation trusts and voluntary-aided schools, it is public funds. The governing body employ the staff directly and the governing body. You can get further information from: own the buildings and grounds. The governors are responsible for Educational Social Welfare Service Admissions criteria the admission arrangements. Phone: 0151 637 6287 When a school has more applications than places, applications are Maintained Schools Email: [email protected] matched against a list of criteria and ranked accordingly. These Website: bit.ly/i0nb4b criteria are agreed by the Local Authority for community schools Any school funded by the local authority. This includes community and by the governing body for all other kinds of schools. schools, voluntary aided schools (usually “church” schools), voluntary controlled schools (usually “church” schools), foundation Admission number schools and Trust schools. This is the maximum number of pupils that a school is required to admit into each year group. The number is agreed as part of a Trust School school’s admission arrangements and is determined with regard to A trust school is a foundation school with an additional a Net Capacity Assessment (calculated on a formula from the DfE) foundation, or Trust. Trust partner(s) can appoint governors to the based on the space available and use of resources. All schools must governing body in order to contribute their experience and ethos offer places up to the admission number if there is sufficient to the school and help raise standards in the long term. The demand. governing body is responsible for the admission arrangements.

Community School Voluntary Aided School A school which the Local Authority maintains from public funds. Voluntary aided schools are maintained by the Local Authority The headteacher and governing body manage the school in from public funds. The governing body employ the staff directly. collaboration with the Local Authority. Staff are employed by the The buildings and grounds are usually owned by a religious Local Authority, and the Local Authority is responsible for the organisation. The governors of voluntary aided schools are admission arrangements. responsible for their own admission arrangements.

16 17 Map of Wirral secondary schools

1 16 Humanities College 2 17 West Kirby Grammar School Children and Young People’s Department 3 University Academy of Birkenhead 18 Upton Hall School (FCJ) 4 St Anselm’s College 19 OPEN DAYS AND EVENINGS 5 Ridgeway High School 20 Mosslands School a t W i r r a l S econdary Schools 6 Prenton High School for Girls 21 St Mary’s Catholic College Headteacher’s Talk 7 St John Plessington Catholic College 22 Clare Mount School Tuesday 9 September Bebington High Sports College Co-operative Trust School Open Evening 6.00pm - 9.00pm 6.00pm & 7.00pm 8 Bebington High School 23 Wirral Hospital School and Pupil Access and Support Wednesday 10 September Bebington High Sports College Co-operative Trust School Open Morning 9.30am - 11.30am Headteacher's question time 1 10.00am - 11.00am 9 Wirral Grammar School for Boys 24 Foxfield School k e Wednesday 10 September Hilbre High School Open Evening 6.00pm - 9.00pm 6.00pm & 7.30pm 10 Wirral Grammar School for Girls 25 Meadowside School e Thursday 11 September Ridgeway High School Open Evening 6.30pm - 9.00pm 7.00pm W 11 26 Kilgarth School Thursday 11 September St Anselm’s College Open Evening 5.00pm - 8.00pm 6.00pm & 7.00pm 12 High School for Girls 27 Birkenhead High School Academy Tuesday 16 September The Kingsway Academy Open Evening 6.00pm - 8.00pm 6.00pm & 7.00pm 13 for Boys 28 The Observatory School Tuesday 16 September West Kirby Grammar School Open Evening 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6.30pm & 7.30pm 2

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k Wednesday 17 September West Kirby Grammar School Open Evening 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6.30pm e Thursday 18 September St Mary’s College Open Evening 6.00pm - 8.30pm 6.15pm & 7.15pm 15 Calday Grange Grammar School e

W Thursday 18 September West Kirby Grammar School Open Day 9.15am - 10.30am and 2.15pm - 3.30pm NEW BRIGHTON Tuesday 23 September The Oldershaw Academy Open Evening 6.00pm - 9.00pm 6.30pm Tuesday 23 September Wirral Grammar School for Girls Open Evening 6.00pm - 8.30pm 6.00pm & 6.30pm Wednesday 24 September Calday Grange Grammar School Open Evening 6.00pm - 8.00pm 6.15pm & 7.15pm IRISH SEA Wednesday 24 September St John Plessington Catholic College Open Evening 6.00pm - 8.30pm 6.00pm & 6.45pm WALLASEYALLASEY Wednesday 24 September Wirral Grammar School for Girls Open Day 9.30am - 11.00am 21 3 and 1.45pm - 3.15pm k 2 LISCARD e Thursday 25 September Calday Grange Grammar School Open Day 10.00am - 12.00noon e and 2.00pm - 3.15pm 29 W 20 Thursday 25 September Calday Grange Grammar School Open Evening 6.00pm - 8.00pm 6.15pm & 7.15pm 1 Thursday 25 September University Academy of Birkenhead Open Evening 4.00pm - 8.30pm 6.30pm LEASOWE 19 POULTON Thursday 25 September Upton Hall School FCJ Open Evening 6.00pm - 8.30pm 7.00pm & 8.00pm SEACOMBE Friday 26 September The Oldershaw Academy Open Morning 9.30am - 12.00noon 28 22 BIDSTON Tuesday 30 September Hilbre High School Open Morning 9.45am - 11.20am 10.00am Wednesday 1 October Mosslands School Open Evening 6.00pm - 8.00pm 6.15pm & 7.00pm MORETON Wednesday 1 October Pensby Boys Open Evening 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6.30pm & 7.30pm MEOLS 26 Wednesday 1 October Prenton High School for Girls Open Evening 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6.45pm & 7.30pm 23 Wednesday 1 October Weatherhead High School Open Evening 6.00pm - 8.00pm 6.00pm & 7.00pm Wednesday 1 October St John Plessington Catholic College Open Morning 9.00am - 11.00am CLAUGHTON Wednesday 1 October Wirral Grammar School for Boys Open Evening 6.30pm - 8.30pm Please refer to website for times of 3 4 Headteacher's talk HOOYLAKEYLAKE UPTON 4 k www.wirralgrammarboys.com RIVER e 18 27 e Thursday 2 October Birkenhead High School Academy Open Evening 6.00pm - 8.30pm 6.00pm, 6.30pm & 7.00pm NOCTORUM BBIRKENHEADIRKENHEAD MERSEY W Thursday 2 October Mosslands School Open Morning 9.30am - 12.00noon Thursday 2 October Weatherhead High School Open Morning 9.30am - 11.30am 17 5 Thursday 2 October Wirral Grammar School for Boys Open Evening 6.30pm - 8.30pm Please refer to website for times of 16 WOODCHURCH OXTON TRANMERE Headteacher's talk GREASBY 14 www.wirralgrammarboys.com 25 WEST KIRBY Friday 3 October Pensby Boys Open Morning 9.30am - 12.00noon 24 ROCK FERRY Friday 3 October Wirral Grammar School for Boys Open Morning 9.30am - 12.00noon 15 PRENTON 6 Monday 6 October Open Evening 5.30pm - 8.30pm 6.30pm & 7.30pm Tuesday 7 October South Wirral High School Open Evening 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6.30pm & 7.30pm Wednesday 8 October Prenton High School for Girls Open Day 9.30am - 12.00noon and 2.00pm - 4.00pm NEW FERRY 5 7

k Thursday 9 October Pensby Girls Open Evening 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6.30pm & 7.30pm e Thursday 9 October Woodchurch High School Open Day 9.30am - 11.30am e THINGWALL HIGHER 8 and 1.00pm - 3.00pm BEBINGTON

W LOWER PORT BRROMBOROUGHOMBOROUGH Friday 10 October St John Plessington Catholic College Open Morning 9.00am - 11.00am 9 BEBINGTON SUNLIGHT Friday 10 October Woodchurch High School Open Day 9.30am - 11.30am PENSBY 10 and 1.00pm - 3.00pm 13 Monday 13 October Pensby Girls Open Morning 9.30am - 12.00noon 12 Tuesday 14 October Bebington High Sports College Co-operative Trust School Open Morning 9.30am - 11.30am Headteacher's question time BEBIN GTON 10.00am - 11.00am Wednesday 15 October Bebington High Sports College Co-operative Trust School Open Morning 9.30am - 11.30am Headteacher's question time 10.00am - 11.00am HHESESWWALLALL 6 Wednesday 15 October Birkenhead High School Academy Open Day 9.00am -10.30am RIVER k

e and 2.30pm - 3.30pm DEE e Thursday 16 October Ridgeway High School Open Evening 6.30pm - 9.00pm 7.00pm

W THORNTON Thursday 16 October University Academy of Birkenhead Open Day 9.15am - 11.00am 9.30am & 12.00noon HOUGH and 11.45am - 1.15pm Friday 17 October Ridgeway High School Open Morning 9.30am - 12noon EASTHAM Friday 17 October Weatherhead High School Open Morning 9.30am - 11.30am GAYTON

Birkenhead High School Academy - Assessment Day - Saturday 29th November 9.30am - 10.30am and Music Aptitude Test 10.45am - 11.15am. 11

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Bebington High Sports College St Mary's Catholic Aided College Moderate learning difficulty Physical and mental health Higher Bebington Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 2PS Village, Wallasey, Wirral CH45 3LN Bebington High Sports College Wirral Hospitals School and Home Education Service Phone: 0151 645 4154 Fax: 0151 643 8065 Phone: 0151 639 7531 Fax: 0151 691 1452 Phone: 0151 645 4154 Phone: 0151 488 8342 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Number on roll: 845 Admission number: 230 Number on roll: 1,579 Admission number: 270 Age Range: 11 to 18 Age Range: 2 to 19 Places: 100 Birkenhead High School Academy South Wirral High School Clare Mount School Emotional and specific learning difficulty 86 Devonshire Road, Birkenhead, Wirral CH43 1TY Plymyard Avenue, Eastham, Wirral CH62 8EH Phone: 0151 606 9440 or 0151 606 0274 Phone: 0151 642 5777 Phone: 0151 327 3213 Fax: 0151 327 7798 University Academy of Birkenhead Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 0151 652 1574 Age Range: 11 to 19 Places: 194 Number on roll: 617 Admission number: 108 Number on roll: 992 Admission number: 212 Email: [email protected] Age Range: 11 to 16 Places: 40 Calday Grange Grammar School The Kingsway Academy Hilbre High School Humanities College Grammar School Lane, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 8GG Birket Avenue, Moreton, Wirral CH46 1RB Phone: 0151 625 5996 Asperger’s Syndrome Email: [email protected] Phone: 0151 625 2727 Fax: 0151 625 9851 Phone: 0151 677 7825 Fax: 0151 605 0238 Hilbre High School Humanities College Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Number on roll: 1,307 Admission number: 200 Number on roll: 710 Admission number: 250 The Kingsway Academy Phone: 0151 625 5996 Email: [email protected] Phone: 0151 677 7825 Hilbre High School Humanities College The Oldershaw Academy Email: [email protected] Woodchurch High School Frankby Road, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 6EQ Valkyrie Road, Wallasey, Wirral CH45 4RJ Phone: 0151 625 5996 Fax: 0151 625 3697 Phone: 0151 638 2800 Fax: 0151 201 4532 The Oldershaw Academy Phone: 0151 677 5257 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 0151 638 2800 Age Range: 11 to 16 Places: 15 Number on roll: 1,016 Admission number: 180 Number on roll: 654 Admission number: 200 Email: [email protected]

Mosslands School University Academy of Birkenhead Complex learning difficulty Mosslands Drive, Wallasey, Wirral CH45 8PJ Park Road South, Birkenhead, Wirral CH43 4UY Foxfield School Phone: 0151 638 8131 Fax: 0151 639 1317 Phone: 0151 652 1574 Fax: 0151 653 6760 Phone: 0151 677 8555 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Number on roll: 870 Admission number: 265 Number on roll: 661 Admission number: 150 Age Range: 11 to 19 Places: 133 Pensby High School for Boys (Federation) Upton Hall School (FCJ) Meadowside School Irby Road, Heswall, Wirral CH61 6XN Moreton Road, Upton, Wirral CH49 6LJ Phone: 0151 678 7711 Phone: 0151 648 2111 Fax: 0151 648 3128 Phone: 0151 677 7696 Fax: 0151 677 6868 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Age Range: 11 to 19 Places: 75 Number on roll: 424 Admission number: 150 Number on roll: 989 Admission number: 135 Emotional and behavioural difficulty Pensby High School for Girls (Federation) Weatherhead High School Kilgarth School Irby Road, Heswall, Wirral CH61 6XN Breck Road, Wallasey, Wirral CH44 3HS Phone: 0151 648 1941 Fax: 0151 648 8103 Phone: 0151 631 4400 Fax: 0151 637 1805 Phone: 0151 652 8071 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Number on roll: 563 Admission number: 150 Number on roll: 1,473 Admission number: 254 Age Range: 11 to 16 Places: 50

Prenton High School for Girls West Kirby Grammar School The Observatory School Hesketh Avenue, Prenton, Wirral CH42 6RR Graham Road, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 5DP Phone: 0151 652 7093 Phone: 0151 644 8113 Fax: 0151 643 9588 Phone: 0151 632 3449 Fax: 0151 632 1224 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Age Range: 11 to 16 Places: 50 Number on roll: 744 Admission number: 158 Number on roll: 1,203 Admission number: 180

Ridgeway High School Wirral Grammar School for Boys Noctorum Avenue, Prenton, Wirral CH43 9EB Cross Lane, Bebington, Wirral CH63 3AQ Phone: 0151 678 3322 Fax: 0151 678 6571 Phone: 0151 644 0908 Fax: 0151 643 8317 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Number on roll: 613 Admission number: 160 Number on roll: 1,050 Admission number: 155

St Anselm's College Wirral Grammar School for Girls Manor Hill, Claughton, Wirral CH43 1UQ Heath Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 3AF Phone: 0151 652 1408 Fax: 0151 652 1957 Phone: 0151 644 8282 Fax: 0151 643 1332 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Number on roll: 866 Admission number: 135 Number on roll: 1,133 Admission number: 169

St John Plessington Catholic College Woodchurch High School Old Chester Road, Bebington, Wirral CH63 7LF Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, Wirral CH49 7NG Phone: 0151 645 5049 Fax: 0151 643 1516 Phone: 0151 677 5257 Fax: 0151 678 1906 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Number on roll: 1,454 Admission number: 235 Number on roll: 1,371 Admission number: 279

20 21 Parents’ questionnaire

Secondary Education in Wirral 2015-2016 Information for parents

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