Grammar Schools, with their origins in medieval times, expanded in the sixteenth and seventeeth centuries when many owed their foundation to rich benefactors and generous endowments. Many of these older grammar schools have declined into obscurity; others have become large, prestigious independent schools.
The Wirral Grammar Schools were conceived in response to a political and social need. The site chosen for our school amounted initially to just over five acres, and was set aside to be used "for the purpose of Higher Education" and on 23rd March 1925, Cheshire County Council passed a resolution proposing that a new secondary school, to be known as Bebington Secondary School, would indeed be built.
The school was designed by the county's Architect Mr F Anstead Browne, whose bold designs for Cheshire schools stand as memorials to his vision of durable strength and practical purpose. The original buildings featured textured red sandstone brick, capped with a distinctive green slate roof set off by an imposing main entrance of white Portland stone.
By September 1931, the Governing Body, Headmaster and staff had been appointed, and pupils selected, and on Thursday 17th September, the gates of the school were opened to 105 boys. The first Headmaster of the school, Mr J M Moir, addressed the school and tried to capture a sense of the occasion. He felt that it was"the duty of the school to bring Great Britain back to the place she used to occupy".
On Saturday 26th September 1931, the school was declared officially open by the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, Brigadier-General Sir William Bromley-Davenport.
