Greenbank currently holds The NACE (National Able Children in Education) Challenge Award, Artsmark Gold, British Council International Schools Award, Association of PE and Sport Quality Mark at the highest level, Secondary Geography Quality Mark and Trinity College Arts Award Champion Status.[citation needed]
It was known as High School for Girls, a grammar school, administered by the County Borough of Southport. It had around 650 girls in the early 1960s, 800 by the late 1960s, and 850 in the 1970s. It had moved into new buildings in 1958.
Comprehensiveedit
It became a girls' comprehensive for ages 11–16 in 1978, with the last sixth form leaving in 1980.
Greenbank was the first Specialist school to be designated in Sefton, and one of the earliest schools in the UK to be designated with a specialism in Modern Foreign Languages. Today it teaches (French and Spanish) to all KS3 pupils, and all pupils study at least one language to GCSE level. Latin is also taught as an optional extra-curricular subject.
Academyedit
On 1 November 2011, Greenbank High School formally gained academy status.
This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(January 2018)
2019 results Greenbank High School achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.32 which is in the above average category for the DFE and the highest in Sefton. Greenbank High School is the highest ranked school in Sefton in The Real Schools Guide for 2020.
greenbank, high, school, girls, secondary, academy, school, located, hillside, southport, merseyside, england, addresshastings, roadhillside, southport, merseyside, 2ltenglandcoordinates53, 028informationtypesecondary, academyestablished1, november, 2011depart. Greenbank High School is an all girls secondary academy school located in Hillside Southport Merseyside England Greenbank High SchoolAddressHastings RoadHillside Southport Merseyside PR8 2LTEnglandCoordinates53 37 19 N 3 01 41 W 53 622 N 3 028 W 53 622 3 028InformationTypeSecondary AcademyEstablished1 November 2011Department for Education URN137604 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherMrs RobinsonGenderGirlsAge11 to 16Enrolment1009Colour s Green and Silver Former nameHigh School for GirlsWebsitehttp www greenbankhigh co uk Contents 1 School details 2 History 2 1 Grammar school 2 2 Comprehensive 2 3 Academy 3 Academic performance 4 Notable former pupils and staff 4 1 Former pupils 4 2 Staff 5 References 6 External linksSchool details editGreenbank currently holds The NACE National Able Children in Education Challenge Award Artsmark Gold British Council International Schools Award Association of PE and Sport Quality Mark at the highest level Secondary Geography Quality Mark and Trinity College Arts Award Champion Status citation needed It is situated on the west side of the A565 east of the Royal Birkdale Golf Club and next to Hillside railway station History editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Grammar school edit It was known as High School for Girls a grammar school administered by the County Borough of Southport It had around 650 girls in the early 1960s 800 by the late 1960s and 850 in the 1970s It had moved into new buildings in 1958 Comprehensive edit It became a girls comprehensive for ages 11 16 in 1978 with the last sixth form leaving in 1980 Greenbank was the first Specialist school to be designated in Sefton and one of the earliest schools in the UK to be designated with a specialism in Modern Foreign Languages Today it teaches French and Spanish to all KS3 pupils and all pupils study at least one language to GCSE level Latin is also taught as an optional extra curricular subject Academy edit On 1 November 2011 Greenbank High School formally gained academy status It is the academy sponsor for Stanley High School Southport 1 Academic performance editThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2018 2019 results Greenbank High School achieved a Progress 8 score of 0 32 which is in the above average category for the DFE and the highest in Sefton Greenbank High School is the highest ranked school in Sefton in The Real Schools Guide for 2020 Notable former pupils and staff editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Former pupils edit Holly Fletcher Lapsley singer 2 Miranda Richardson actress Holly Minto lead singer of the band CrawlersStaff edit Tina Cullen MBE England International hockey playerReferences edit New Headteacher at Stanley High promises high expectations Champion Retrieved 23 January 2018 Champion Media Group News List Archived from the original on 24 September 2017 Retrieved 23 January 2018 External links editEduBase permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greenbank High School amp oldid 1151958801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
