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Wirral schools news, newest first: Ofsted reports, admissions, term dates and school achievements.
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Wirral Bin Lorries Named Scrappy Happy and Binny McBinface
Weatherhead High School in Wallasey won the contest to name Wirral's 15 new food waste lorries. All 15 names, and what happens to your food scraps.
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Birkenhead Park School Makes Educate Awards Final Three
One of three schools shortlisted for Most Inspirational Secondary School in the North West's Educate Awards; the winner is named on 13 November.
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Millfields Primary, Eastham: Closure Consultation to 7 Dec
Wirral Council's consultation on closing Millfields Primary in Eastham runs to 7 December: 21 pupils, a £608,299 deficit and special measures. How to respond.
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Birkenhead Park School Ofsted: Absence Halved to 16.8%
Persistent absence fell from 41.5% to 16.8% and GCSE passes nearly doubled, in the Ofsted report published 8 September. Three areas graded strong.
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Wirral Met's £4m Birkenhead Build Opens in September
A new Maths and English Centre at Wirral Met's Twelve Quays campus is finished and takes students in September. The NEXUS Engineering Hub follows in October.
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Wirral School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 October
Wirral schools break for half term on 26 to 30 October and for Christmas on 18 December. Birkenhead School takes two weeks in October and ends summer on 2 July.