Birkenhead High School Academy
Academy sponsor led all-through school in Prenton (Wirral).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Birkenhead High School Academy is a all-through school located in Prenton, Wirral. The school caters for girls pupils aged 3 to 19 and currently has 1,212 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,293. It is part of the GDST ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Elizabeth de Boorder.
Key facts
- URN
- 135877
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2009
Governing body (11 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (1 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Greaves (likely) | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2032 |
| Mrs Kathy Anstey Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2017 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollie Gallagher | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2033 |
| Gemma Morris | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2033 |
| Elizabeth de Boorder | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2033 |
| Andy Bush | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2033 |
| Victoria Edwards | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2033 |
| Stuart Feltham | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2033 |
| Dr Elsie Gaskell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2033 |
| Antony Edwards | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2033 |
| Maxine O'Neill | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2032 |
| Kate Greaves (likely) | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2032 |
| Mrs Denise Lynch Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record