Birkenhead School has set up a unique pilot multi-national project whereby teams of students from different countries work together to research solutions to problems.
On Monday 16th January, pupils from Years 7-9 competed in the Youth Speaks competition organised by the Rotary Club and held at Birkenhead Sixth Form College.
The Public Schools Old Boys’ Golf Association’s coveted Grafton Morrish Trophy is now on display in the foyer of the Lodge. For the first time in the history of the Competition, a team from Birkenhead School’s Old Birkonian fraternity has won it.
Overdale pupils took part in a mass planting of spring bulbs using cast off Wellington boots as plant pots. The project is the brainchild of local artist Alison Bailey Smith and is designed to bring the residents and businesses of Wellington Road and surrounding roads together in greater...
Olivia Holgate-Hunt in Year 4 got a very special treat when she won the competition to design the best sticker to give to children visiting Santa’s grotto at Gordale Garden Centre. She was invited to ride in Santa’s magical sleigh which was pulled by two of his favourite...
In the Summer 2011 issue of In Focus, the story of Sam Keenan’s (Year 8) fight against battery farming was featured. Sam wrote to the Queen, putting forward his case against keeping battery hens. He soon received a reply to say that Her Majesty had directed that his letter be passed...
Our School golfers played at Fairhaven G.C. near Lytham on Thursday 6 October where they defeated King Edward VII and Queen Mary School 2 -1 in the HMC Foursomes competition. Despite atrocious weather, with gale force winds and driving rain, Elliot Smith and Andrew Crosby won on...
Although football isn’t one of our main sports in Senior School, there is a significant pool of talent amongst our students. This year, four of them were sent for Northern Independent Schools’ trials and impressively all have managed to gain selection for the forthcoming...
We have recently fitted an external display linked to our photo-voltaic panels installed earlier this year on the Sports Hall roof. The display shows the power being generated, the total energy generated since installation and the tonnes of carbon saved by our green generation. The display...
It has been a long road to recovery for Chris Halliday in the Upper Sixth, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia three and half years ago. Since then Chris has had to endure the gruelling sessions of chemotherapy and frequent and intense courses of drugs at Alder Hey Hospital...
The A level results of our Chemistry department and students from the last three years have been recognised with an award from the Good Schools Guide.
The following is an extract from a letter received last week:
Dear Mr Clark,
I am delighted to tell you that Birkenhead School has won the...
The School Prefects for 2011-2012 have been appointed. Head of School will be Andrew White with Deputies Sparsh Garg and David Boffey. The prefects pictured from left to right on the photograph standing up are: Oliver Subhedar, Josh Black, James Green, Andrew Hoyland, Rhiannon Frostick...
Senior School Sports Day took place on May 11th with a much changed format to previous years. There was a combination of traditional athletics events and more "fun activities" together with a barbeque to keep athletes and supporters energy levels topped up.
For photographs...
During Easter a small group of students from Senior School set off for Paris for the annual French Exchange.
Oliver Ainsworth from 9MAT writes.......
On Friday 1st April, 12 students of Birkenhead School left England to visit Paris for the French Exchange. We landed late on Friday night and...
Congratulations to Alex Mason, Will Brewster and Callum Rooney from Year 8 raised £200 for Comic Relief. They came up with the idea to push Callum Rooney - with his injured ankle - in a wheelbarrow down the Wirral Way to raise money for the charity.
Alex Mason said: ‘We wanted...
On March 25th, illusionist and TV personality Derren Brown visited the school to deliver the Sixth Form Lecture. However, this was not the typical Friday lecture, as can be expected from a master of deception and trickery. Furthermore, we were seated in the tranquil and yet eerie set for...
For the first time since 2000, a Birkenhead School Team won the Liverpool and Merseyside Regional Final of the English Speaking Union’s Speaking Competition.
In the photograph (L to R) Arran Byers (Year 10) chaired his session and won the award for the best chairman of the...
It took the whole of the Michaelmas Term for the Year 6 Art Club, under the guidance of Mrs Smith, to create a giant 'Beano' page. It now has pride of place in the Prep Art Room. The Club's efforts were rewarded when their amazing art work was...
A team from Year 6 competed against 12 other independent schools from the North West in the Association of Junior Independent Schools' Annual Quiz held in November. In a nail-biting finish, Shikhar Kumar, Phoebe James, Tom Parkes and Sebastian Wilkes conceded victory, with...
The Unicycle Club, which meets on Friday lunchtimes, has really taken off since it was added to the School’s list of extra-curricular activities last year.
Under the guidance of seasoned unicyclist Mr Guinness, our Head of Design and Technology, the youngsters have been enjoying...
Congratulations to Charles McCulloch, John Warburton, Dominic Fowler-Williams and Leo Westbrook who won the 'Top of the Bench' competition run by the Liverpool section of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Approximately 20 schools took part in a practical test and written exam. They now go...
An action packed day and a chance to get your hands dirty the Classical style! Our students became archaeologists, hoplites and monster hunters in one day. Roman armour and gladiatorial shows were re-enacted, as our Latinists put their linguistic and investigative skills on trial for survival...
Latin Year 8 & 10 Students visit Hadrian’s Wall.
The Wall was a Roman frontier built in the years AD 122-30 by order of Emperor Hadrian. The purpose of the trip was to give pupils a chance to discover at first hand the impact of Roman occupation in Britain and the Roman army, as...
Fun Day at Roman Chester for Year 7.
Year 7 boys and girls enjoy a fun day at Roman Chester. The day is organised to complement their learning of Latin and the life of the Romans. During their visit of the Grosvenor Museum, students handle real Roman artefacts from the Roman period found at...
Students and staff from Colegio Santa Teresa in Pamplona have arrived at School for their nine day stay on the Wirral. They are being hosted by students studying Spanish for GCSE and A Level. They arrived last Friday following a few days in London. After a relaxing weekend with their host...
The School website has received a complete makeover. The previous website has served us well for over a decade now, but was beginning to look tired and dated.
On Saturday 18th June 2011, Vasily Petrenko conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at Birkenhead School.
Approximate timing for the evening is:
5pm Gates open
6.30pm Home-grown programme, including the School’s Big Band
8.15pm Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra,...
On the 3rd November 2010, the Year 9 pupils went on a history trip to the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester to learn more about the topic we are covering at the moment, the ‘Industrial Revolution’.
As befits the beginning of the Sesquicentenary Year celebrations, the ingeniously named Birkenhead School’s Got Talent kick-started the 150th events in September. It was held in Birkenhead School’s Big Top, also known as the Sports Hall Marquee. All kinds of talent and...
Three generations of headmasters attended Birkenhead School’s 150th anniversary Commemoration Service at Chester Cathedral . The service was one of a host of events to celebrate this key moment in the rich history of the School
As part of the 150th Anniversary celebrations the Prep took part in a pageant. Dressed in costumes representing different eras of the past 150 years a real fun day was had by the children, teachers and support staff. Take a look at Mr Stockdale and Mr Corran dressed as Laurel & Hardy and...
Tuesday 21st September, preparations get underway for nearly 900 staff and pupils to gather for the 150th anniversary photograph. It's quite a logistical exercise to get all students, teachers and support staff together and ready for the photograph, scroll through the snaps taken on the day...
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