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Revision as of 22:05, 23 January 2013
| Birkdale High School | |
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| Address | |
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Wheelwright Drive , , WF13 4JB | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Forward to Success |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Local authority | Kirklees |
| Department for Education URN | 107774 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Website | http://www.birkdalehigh.org.uk/ |
Birkdale High School was a secondary school located in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. The school was quite small, with just under 600 pupils in 2006/7. The school's buildings were constructed in two distinct phases; the older building, comprising mainly the former Wheelwright Grammar school (Girl's section) and a newly built wing connected by a bridge c1980. The school was set amongst grassed grounds with a large playing and track area and more secluded grassed quadrangles located within the main building.
The school was located on Halifax road, near the Dewsbury/Batley border. The intake of the school was reflected by the surrounding area, most pupils were taken from the Batley/Dewsbury area due to the school's central location and its position on many bus routes through the surrounding towns. The school had a slightly higher male population due to the presence of an all-girls school in the school's catchment area as noted by OFSTED.
Closure
Despite a campaign by parents, staff, pupils and members of the local community to keep Birkdale High School open,[1][2][3][4] Kirklees Council formally closed the school in August 2011.
The school was merged with Westborough High School, with some pupils from Birkdale transferring to the Westborough campus. However the former Birkdale High School campus is still used to educate some pupils (under the management Westborough High School), and is currently known as the Halifax Road Campus. However new buildings are being constructed at the Westborough High School campus, and when completed all pupils will be transferred there. The Halifax Road Campus will then be closed.[5]
Notable alumni
- Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi, politician.
- Gary Sykes, featherweight boxer.
References
- ^ Dewsbury Reporter Article, http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/Rallying-call-to-save-Dewsbury.6435512.jp, 23 July 2010.
- ^ Online gallery showing protest, http://www.birkdalehigh.org.uk/news/galleries/save-our-school-pictures-july-2010.html
- ^ Yorkshire Evening Post article, http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Dewsbury-Protest-march-over-plans.6541914.jp, 21 September 2010.
- ^ Huddersfield Examiner article, http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2010/09/21/pupiles-take-to-the-streets-to-save-birkdale-high-86081-27307267/, 21 September 2010.
- ^ http://www.w-h-s.org.uk/halifax-road-site/