St Hilda's Church of England High School
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St Hilda's Church of England High School is a Church of England
secondary school with a sixth form, located in Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park
, Liverpool
. Of which the post code is L17 3AL . Years 7 - 11 are girls only, but the sixth form is coeducational.
The Diocese persuaded St Hilda's to become comprehensive in 1980 with a four-form intake, and numbers have subsequently increased to 863 with a large sixth form. On becoming Grant Maintained in January 1995, the school began a building programme to improve its educational facilities, and this continued after returning to Voluntary Aided status with the addition of a Drama Studio and new library, officially opened on 15 April 2005.
For ninety years, St Hilda's only had female headteachers until 1980 when Mr Dawson arrived at the school, serving one of the longest periods. In 1997 he retired to the Isle of Man
leaving the school in the care of headteacher, Mr Christopher Yates. In March 2009 it was announced that he was to retire due to ill health and therefore Mrs Eleanor Benson became acting Headmistress, being officially appointed Headmistress from September 2009.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
secondary school with a sixth form, located in Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park
Sefton Park
Sefton Park is a public park in south Liverpool, England. The park is in a district of the same name within the Liverpool City Council Ward of Mossley Hill, and roughly within the historic bounds of the large area of Toxteth Park...
, Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. Of which the post code is L17 3AL . Years 7 - 11 are girls only, but the sixth form is coeducational.
History
St Hilda's was established in 1894 by Emily 'Mother Emily' Ayckbaum, focusing in the education of girls. Mother Emily's strong views on Christianity incorporated some of the strong beliefs in the school today and still remain part of the school ethos. The Community of the Sisters of the Church opened "Sefton Park School" on 1 May 1894 with 17 pupils. By 1905, the roll had risen to 377, and the name changed to "Arundel Central School" in 1924. After the 1944 Education act, the name became "St Hilda's C of E Secondary Commercial Technical School", and, eventually, "St Hilda's C E High School" before its move to a new building in Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park, in 1967 when there were 361 pupils including 32 in the sixth form.The Diocese persuaded St Hilda's to become comprehensive in 1980 with a four-form intake, and numbers have subsequently increased to 863 with a large sixth form. On becoming Grant Maintained in January 1995, the school began a building programme to improve its educational facilities, and this continued after returning to Voluntary Aided status with the addition of a Drama Studio and new library, officially opened on 15 April 2005.
For ninety years, St Hilda's only had female headteachers until 1980 when Mr Dawson arrived at the school, serving one of the longest periods. In 1997 he retired to the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
leaving the school in the care of headteacher, Mr Christopher Yates. In March 2009 it was announced that he was to retire due to ill health and therefore Mrs Eleanor Benson became acting Headmistress, being officially appointed Headmistress from September 2009.