St Anselm's College
Academy converter · Secondary
Prenton · CH43 1UQ · Wirral
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
0.2 miles away
OpenAll-throughURN 135877
Birkenhead High School Academy
Academy sponsor led · Prenton · CH43 1TY
Phase
All-through
Age range
Ages 3–19
Pupils
1,226
Local authority
Wirral
Age range
Ages 3–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Girls academy sponsor led (all-through), Ages 3–19, in Prenton, Wirral, 1,226 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 19.9%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 3–19
- Gender
- Girls
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 135877
Location
- Address
- 86 Devonshire Place
- Postcode
- CH43 1TY
- Town
- Prenton
- County
- Merseyside
- Local authority
- Wirral
- District
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Birkenhead
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,226
- Boys / girls
- 0 / 1,226
- School capacity
- 1,293
- Capacity fill
- 1,226 / 1,293 (95%)
- Free school meals
- 19.9%
- FSM pupils
- 213
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Girls
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: GDST ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- GDST ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Girls' Day School Trust (GDST)
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth de Boorder
- Telephone
- 01516525777