This year marks 100 years since Armistice Day, and as a school we are planning an event to commemorate those lost in combat. On Friday 9th November, we will be welcoming guests to our school to observe Drama, Dance & Musical performances before a Remembrance 100 service held at the front of school. As our...Read More

The Geography and History departments are organising a USA Study Tour during June 2020 for approximately 8 days. The trip is for students currently in Years 7, 8 and 9 who will be taking Geography or History as part of their options. It is also open to Year 11 pupils who will be continuing their study at...Read More

Sixth Form student Olivia Ellison-Burkhill, a member of our Unified Sports group, recently took part in an exciting opportunity at a Commando Training Centre in Devon, we asked her to tell us about her experience. On the 3rd September, I was part of a group that travelled down to Lympstone Commando Training Centre Royal Marines...Read More

Click below to read the inaugural copy of the English Faculty Newsletter. Through the newsletter, we hope to share information about the curriculum, homework, assessments, trips and celebrations. We have a very exciting year ahead and cannot wait to share it with you. You can follow the Faculty via TwitterRead More

The Technology faculty invested in 10 sets of Lego’s ‘mindstorms’ robotics packages, and have been working with a number of different year groups to expand their knowledge of coding. Sessions with Year 8 involved students working in groups of 2 or 3, coding pre-built robots to move around. This was initially in straight lines, before...Read More

Rehearsals are well underway for this year’s summer show! An original Musical hosted by the Performance Faculty for one night only! With original music composed by students, a live band and a mixture of Ks3/4 and 5 students, the show is a collaborative piece that involves dancers, actors and musicians from across the faculty. We...Read More

“Before Hannah started in year 7, I had had very little contact with South Wirral and didn’t know other parents who had children at the school. Therefore when she didn’t pass the 11+, I had initial concerns as to whether Hannah would be happy at South Wirral as we both knew very little about the...Read More

“My first contact with South Wirral High School was while my daughter was still at primary school – she attended Kids Can Cook Club after school once a week with some friends; Mrs. Connelly in charge with two friendly Sixth Form student helpers and it was a great after school club for the primary school...Read More