Hilbre High School
Hilbre High School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Newton, a suburb of West Kirby on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It is named after the small Hilbre Islands archipelago in the nearby Local [nature reserve|Local Nature Reserve] of the same name.
The school has a drama studio theatre and many other drama classrooms funded by the school's specialist Humanities College status. This facility includes a lighting and sound booth which can be used as a recording studio. The school also has a sixth form block. Hilbre High School also has a music block, commonly known to pupils as A block, the main building, and D block.
Notable former pupils
- Chris Boardman, Olympic gold medal winning cyclist
- Joe Collister, Tranmere Rovers F.C. goalkeeper
- The Coral, musicians
- Daniel Craig, actor
- Sam Hughes, footballer for Peterborough United
- Paul Humphreys, musician known for his work as part of Orchestral [Manoeuvres in the Dark|OMD]
- Miles Kane, musician and one half of The Last Shadow Puppets
- Paul Linwood, Fleetwood [Town F.C.] player
- The Rascals, musicians
- The Little Flames, musicians