Liverpool Institute High School for Girls

Liverpool Institute High School for Girls
Address
Blackburne Place Liverpool , Merseyside , L8 7PF England
Coordinates	53°24′00″N2°58′16″W / 53.400°N 2.971°W / 53.400; -2.971
Information
Type	Grammar school
Established	1844
Closed	1986
Local authority	Liverpool
Gender	Girls
Age	11to 18
Enrolment	350

Liverpool Institute High School for Girls, Blackburne Place, Liverpool, England, was a girls' grammar school that was established in 1844 and closed in 1984. It was situated off Hope St to the north-east of Liverpool Cathedral in the area close to the University of Liverpool and Catharine Street (A5039).

History

The school was made a Grade II listed building on 14 March 1975. ^[1] It was based in Blackburne House that is now the Blackburne House Centre for Women. ^[2]

By the 1970s it had around 350 girls, with 50 in the sixth form, being administered by the City of Liverpool Education Committee.

Closure

Once Liverpool City Council became Labour-controlled in 1983, having had no overall control from 1974 to 1983, it quickly introduced comprehensive schools in all but one of its grammar schools.

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Liverpool Institute High School for Girls

• Edwina Currie, politician ^[2]
• Lis Howell, TV executive
• Tina Malone, actress ^[3]

See also

• Liverpool Institute for Boys

References

1. "Notes On Buildings Of Special Architectural Or Historic Interest" Archived 2007-07-09 at the Wayback Machine , Department of the Environment
2. "Blackburne House", Liverpool's Historic Canning area
3. "Education". Liverpoolecho.co.uk. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2011.