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 to all KS3 pupils, and all pupils study at least one language to GCSE level. Other languages taught include German, Russian, Mandarin Chinese and Latin.

Academy

On 1 November 2011, Greenbank High School formally gained academy status.
It is the academy sponsor for Stanley High School, Southport.

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