Prenton High School for Girls
Academy converter secondary school in Birkenhead (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
On behalf of the Governors, staff and students of Prenton High School for Girls, I am very proud to welcome you to our school. We are a vibrant community with a clear mission: making a positive difference today to achieve a better tomorrow. Every conversation and every interaction count and are underpinned by our values of trust, respect, integrity, kindness and endeavour.
We are a community built around our students and committed to equipping each of them with the skills, qualifications and aspirations that they need to lead successful and happy lives. Wellbeing lies at the heart of our school and ensures that everyone can access everything they need to perform at their best.
With a shared vision for making a positive difference, a team of highly skilled and experienced staff and Governors, and significant investment in facilities that help to inspire ambition, we offer our students an exciting, challenging and nurturing journey which will prepare them for their next steps beyond school, whatever they may be.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Administering Medication
- Careers Enterprise
- Weekly Bulletin
- Literacy at Prenton
- Personal Development
- Aspire+ Programme
- Clubs Activities
- Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
- School Trips
- Staying Safe Online
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 137130
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (12 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.11 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Bratherton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Samantha Calveley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr James McCall Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Miriam Clowes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Alexander Green Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amanda Waterfall Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Jenna Downing Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr John Weise Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 |
| Dr Neil Pickles Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Alison Sass | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mrs Rebekah Jane Davies | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 | |
| Mrs Lisa Ayling Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2013 | |
| Mrs Dawn Cowderoy Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | 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