Fundraising & Support
Your contributions create valuable opportunities.
At WGSB giving is part of our culture; coming together for the benefit of others is an integral part of school-life. This year our main school charity is The Oddballs Foundation – raising awareness of testicular cancer. The combined efforts of our students, staff, parents, alumni and Wirral Boys School community (our parents’ association) ensure we can help those in need beyond the school gate.
We also need the support of others. As a state funded grammar school we are committed to offering the very best educational experience to our students. These experiences often come at a cost and require extra resources ‘above and beyond’ central government funding. We hope to widen our community of supporters, harnessing the support and goodwill from ALL the friends of Wirral Grammar School for Boys.
Whichever way you choose to give back and strengthen Wirral Grammar School for Boys, your generosity is appreciated. One of our key fundraising targets this academic year is our PC Replacement challenge. Scroll below for further details.
Thank you for considering how you can give back and support the students at Wirral Grammar School for Boys. By participating, you are joining a community committed to the success of all our students.
Each year, funds raised from the Friends’ Programme are put to good use across the school on a range of additional resources and opportunities, supporting activities such as drama workshops, student welfare programmes, music concerts, school productions, non-curricular sports clubs, university taster days, subsidising travel and much more. We want students to develop a strong understanding of themselves and their capabilities through encouraging creativity, individuality and enjoyment of education-based and extra-curricular activities.
Can you give your support by making a regular or one-off donation to The Friends’ programme Fund?
As a single academy trust, Wirral Grammar School for Boys is an exempt charity, registered with HMRC. This means that WGSB can claim Gift aid on donations received. This makes a tremendous difference to the impact of any donation. For every £1 you donate, the School receives an additional 25p at no cost to you.
Please use the link buttons to set up your donation and complete your donation form. Thank you.
Donation Form - online version
Donation Form - download version
Your School Lottery is an exciting weekly lottery that raises money for schools in the UK. All schools supported by the lottery will benefit the UK and its residents. Play the lottery, support our school.
Tickets for the lottery cost just £1 per week, with a top prize of £25,000!
Each ticket will consist of 6 numbers and each number will be between 0 and 9. There will be a draw every Saturday night when a 6 digit winning combination will be picked. Match all 6 and you win the JACKPOT!
There is also a guaranteed winner for each school every Saturday which is drawn on a raffle basis, so there are two chances to win a prize.
From every £1 ticket sold 40p will go to school.
It only takes a few minutes to sign up. Please follow this link:
Did you know that whenever you buy anything online – from your weekly shop to your annual holiday – you could be raising free donations for Wirral Grammar School for Boys with easyfundraising? There are over 8,000 retailers on board ready to make a donation – including eBay, Argos, John Lewis & Partners, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S – and it won’t cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds.
Each retailer makes a donation based upon a percentage amount of the items purchased. All you need to do is:
1. Go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/wirral-grammar-school-for-boys/ and join for free. 2. Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping. 3. After you’ve checked out, the retailer will make a donation to Wirral Grammar School for Boys at no extra cost to you whatsoever!
There are no catches or hidden charges and Wirral Grammar School for Boys will be really grateful for your donations. Thank you for your support.
It only takes a few minutes to sign up. Please follow this link:
Wirral Boys School Community (WBSC) is the name of our parent-teacher association. An engaged community dedicated to supporting the success and well-being of our students. The group organise and run events, with the support of the school, to raise funds for WGSB. They play a crucial role in fundraising for school, working to enhance the educational experience for all students.
You can help support the WBSC in a variety of ways depending upon how much time you can spare, from being part of the organising team through to offering a couple of hours to support one of the events.
Please contact WBSC via email to wirralboyssc@gmail.com
Careers education at WGSB begins in Year 7, encouraging students to develop their skills, have the confidence to succeed and make informed decisions about the future. Students will learn about employability skills, consider different industries, sectors and careers. They will prepare for the world of work through mock interviews and work experience.
We are grateful to our volunteers from universities and local companies (including parents and alumni) who kindly spare time to interview our students and support this process. We endeavour to provide opportunities to cater for all students’ interests and abilities through careers fairs, bespoke career support groups, visits and inspirational talks.
If you would like to be involved with our career talks, mock interviews or offer a work experience placement, please contact Mrs Wilson, Careers Manager schooloffice@wirralgrammarboys.com
The Challenge: We are raising funds to replace our IT suite and classroom PCs which operate on Windows 10, a system which will not be supported by Microsoft in a year’s time. They will no longer provide technical support, security updates or feature updates. Microsoft recommends moving to a supported version of Windows, such as Windows 11. The age of our PC hardware prevents us from simply installing Windows 11. We need to replace almost all our PCs and laptops – that is over 300 pieces of hardware which we have costed out at £80,000.
