Birkenhead School is an independent, selective, co-educational school located on the Wirral Peninsula in the north-west of England. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
The School is subdivided into
Entrance is via the Prep School, by open competitive examination at 11, by Common Entrance at 13, or by interview at the sixth-form level. The school offers some assistance with fees to pupils who would not otherwise be a...
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Birkenhead School is an independent, selective, co-educational school located on the Wirral Peninsula in the north-west of England. It is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
The School is subdivided into
Entrance is via the Prep School, by open competitive examination at 11, by Common Entrance at 13, or by interview at the sixth-form level. The school offers some assistance with fees to pupils who would not otherwise be able to take up a place at the school through a bursary scheme financed by the Birkenhead School Foundation Trust. This charity was established in 1998 and is currently supporting about sixty pupils in the school. A few scholarships are also awarded, based principally on academic ability, but occasionally as a result of exceptional sporting or musical potential. These give a fixed reduction in fee, independent of the parents’ financial circumstances. The school no longer has boarders.
The current headmaster is John Clark (since 2003). Previous...
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