Hilbre High School

Hilbre High School Humanities College
Address
Frankby Road West Kirby , Wirral , CH48 6EQ United Kingdom
Coordinates	53°22′29″N3°09′30″W / 53.374850°N 3.158234°W / 53.374850; -3.158234
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Progress Through Endeavour
Specialist	Humanities
Department for Education URN	138355 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	vacant
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11to 18
Enrolment	1,041
Publication	Hilbre Endeavour
Website	https://www.hilbre.wirral.sch.uk

Hilbre High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Newton, a suburb of West Kirby on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It is named after the small Hilbre Islands archipelago in the nearby Local Nature Reserve of the same name.

The school has a drama studio theatre and many other drama classrooms funded by the school's specialist Humanities College status. This facility includes a lighting and sound booth which can be used as a recording studio. The school also has a sixth form block. Hilbre High School also has a music block, commonly known to pupils as A block, the main building, and D block.

Notable former pupils

• Chris Boardman, Olympic gold medal winning cyclist ^[1]
• Joe Collister, Tranmere Rovers F.C. goalkeeper
• The Coral, musicians
• Daniel Craig, actor ^[2]
• Sam Hughes, Leicester FC player
• Paul Humphreys, musician known for his work as part of OMD
• Miles Kane, musician and one half of The Last Shadow Puppets
• Paul Linwood, Fleetwood Town F.C. player ^[3]
• The Rascals, musicians
• The Little Flames, musicians

References

1. School History, Hilbre High School, archived from the original on 21 April 2013
2. "FEATURE: We're Mates of Bond, James Bond". Oldliverpool.ripple01.co.uk. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2010.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
3. Breakthrough for young Rover, Liverpool Echo, 17 October 2003

External links

• Hilbre High School
• West Wirral Works