Greenbank High School

Greenbank High School
Type Secondary Academy
Headteacher Mr I Raikes
Location Hastings Road
Hillside, Southport
Merseyside
PR8 2LT
England
53°37′19″N 3°01′41″W / 53.622°N 3.028°W / 53.622; -3.028Coordinates: 53°37′19″N 3°01′41″W / 53.622°N 3.028°W / 53.622; -3.028
DfE URN 137604 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Students 930
Gender Girls
Ages 11–16
Colours Green and Silver          
Website Greenbank High School

Greenbank High School is an all-girls secondary academy school located in Hillside, Southport, Merseyside, England. It was judged an outstanding school by Ofsted in 2010.

School details

Greenbank is an eco-school at Bronze Award level.

It is situated on the west side of the A565, east of the Royal Birkdale Golf Club and next to Hillside railway station.

History

Grammar school

It was known as High School for Girls, a grammar school, administered by the County Borough of Southport. It had around 650 girls in the early 1960s, 800 by the late 1960s, and 850 in the 1970s. It had moved into new buildings in 1958.

Comprehensive

It became a girls' comprehensive for ages 11–16 in 1978, with the last sixth form leaving in 1980.

Greenbank was the first Specialist school to be designated in Sefton, and one of the earliest schools in the UK to be designated with a specialism in Modern Foreign Languages. Today it teaches (French and Spanish) to all KS3 pupils, and all pupils study at least one language to GCSE level. Other languages taught include German, Russian and Mandarin Chinese.

Academy

On 1 November 2011, Greenbank High School formally gained academy status.

It is the academy sponsor for Stanley High School, Southport.[1]

Academic performance

2010 results 93% achieved 5 or more passes A*-C with 69% achieving five or more passes A*-C including Mathematics and English.

Notable former pupils and staff

Former pupils

Staff

References

  1. ↑ "New Headteacher at Stanley High promises 'high expectations'". Champion. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.champnews.com/newsdetail.aspx?ID=GN4_ART_104950
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