West Derby School
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| Established | September 1957 |
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| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Mrs Graham |
| Location | West Derby Road Liverpool Merseyside L13 7HQ UK Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| DfE URN | 138696 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1119 |
| Gender | Male |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | West Derby School |
West Derby School is an oversubscribed all boys (11-18) Academy based in Liverpool, England. The school, converted from a Local education authority school to academy status on 1 September 2012. [1]
The current school building, located on West Derby Road, Liverpool, opened in September 2010, a single sited school built under the Building Schools for the Future programme, having previously been based on two sites on Quarry Road and Bankfield Road
School history
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The post-war 'baby-boom' resulted in a much higher number of teenage children in the 1950s. Liverpool Corporation embarked on a massive school building programme, of whichthe original two school sites were part.
West Derby High School was originally opened in September 1957 by the first Head Teacher was Mr A.L Casson. The school was designed by Liverpool Architects Harold E Davies and Sons to house 540 boys. Harold E Davies died in 1952, so it is unlikely that he was involved with the plans, his son Harold Hinchcliffe probably designed the building which took about two years to complete.
Bankfield Modern School was opened in September by Harry Elson 1959. It was designed by Rimmer sisters Limited to house 400 boys.
Originally West Derby was designed to be used in collaboration with nearby Holly Lodge girls school, and in 1984 there were unsuccessful plans to merge the two schools into one.
Former Students (Public Eye)
Famous ex-pupils include[citation needed]
- Actor Craig Charles
- Radio DJ Kev Seed
- Actor George Wilson
- Scientist Brian Butterworth
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