Rock Ferry High School
Encyclopedia
Rock Ferry High School is a high school in Birkenhead
, Wirral
, England.
It has been a boy's and girls school since. Some students from that school went to World War II
and there's a plaque of the names in the foyer. On 13th april 2011 over 100 pupils aging 12-16 from RFHS began to protest over teachers redundancies and the park high takeover it ended with police having to step in but there were no serious incidents apart from a few arguments.
, cartoonist
Gareth Thomas
, Labour MP for Clwyd West
1997 - 2005
Jason McAteer
, Footballer
Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
, Wirral
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It has a population of 311,200, and encompasses of the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula. Major settlements include Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bebington, Heswall, Hoylake and West Kirby. The city of...
, England.
History
Rock Ferry opened in the 1920s and was a boy's school until girls started to join in the 1980s.It has been a boy's and girls school since. Some students from that school went to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and there's a plaque of the names in the foyer. On 13th april 2011 over 100 pupils aging 12-16 from RFHS began to protest over teachers redundancies and the park high takeover it ended with police having to step in but there were no serious incidents apart from a few arguments.
Notable former students
Norman ThelwellNorman Thelwell
Norman Thelwell was an English cartoonist well-known for his humorous illustrations of ponies and horses. Born in Birkenhead, as a promising young student from Liverpool College of Art, he soon became a contributor to the satirical magazine Punch in the 1950s, and earned many lasting devotees by...
, cartoonist
Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas (Welsh politician)
Gareth Thomas is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Clwyd West 1997-2005.-Early life:...
, Labour MP for Clwyd West
Clwyd West (UK Parliament constituency)
Clwyd West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post method of election...
1997 - 2005
Jason McAteer
Jason McAteer
Jason Wynne McAteer is a retired Irish footballer, who represented the Republic of Ireland at international level. He announced his retirement from professional football on 12 June 2007,...
, Footballer