West Kirby Grammar School
Academy converter secondary school in Wirral (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
We would like to invite prospective pupils currently in Year 4 & 5 with their parents/carers to our Information Evening on Thursday 23rd April at 5pm or 5.30pm The evening will consist of a talk about our school followed by a tour of the school building with student guides.
Please note that this is not a full Open Evening and WKGS teaching staff / students (other than tour guides) will not be available to speak to on the evening. Our next full Open Evening will take place in September.
Every student arrives at West Kirby Grammar School with a unique combination of talents, skills and aspirations – it's our job to help each of our students to discover and nurture theirs. We do this by providing pupils with a wealth of opportunities and choices, enabling everyone to find out what they enjoy and are good at.
We create a caring and supportive environment, whilst at the same time allowing students to solve problems for themselves, ensuring that we develop resilient and enterprising learners.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
28 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- A Message from the Head
- Meet the team
- Strategic Direction
- 11+ Familiarisation
- Liverpool Families
- Travel to school
- How to Think (ACPs)
- How to Behave (VAAs)
- Biology
- Business & Economics
- Chemistry
- Computing
- Drama
- English
- Food & Nutrition
- French
and 12 more
Key facts
- URN
- 137243
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Wirral West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (23 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katie Shorrock Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kirsten Munn | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kevin Vane Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 |
| Mr Michael Thomas | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 |
| Mrs Grace He | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Abigail Emma Cowan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ross Michael Bissette Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Elizabeth Davidson Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Alex Owen Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jerry Akehurst Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Debbie Favager | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 |
| Ms Elizabeth Davidson Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Father Brian Bell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Heather Clarkson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Matthew Woods Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr John Young | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Andrew James Eckford Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Dr Alexia Attard Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Robert Heibel Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Debbie Lidgett Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Simeon Clarke Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2020 | |
| Headteacher Simeon Clarke Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Ms Sheila McClennon Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2014 |
| Ms Louise Towers Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Valentina Tamma Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Katie Shorrock 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