Liverpool Institute High School for Girls

Liverpool Institute High School for Girls, Blackburne Place, Liverpool, England, was a girls' grammar school that was established in 1844 and closed in 1984. It was situated off Hope St to the north-east of Liverpool Cathedral in the area close to the University of Liverpool and Catharine Street (A5039).

Liverpool Institute High School for Girls
Address
Blackburne Place

Liverpool
,
Merseyside
,
L8 7PF

England
Coordinates53°24′00″N 2°58′16″W
Information
TypeGrammar school
Established1844
Closed1986
Local authorityLiverpool
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18
Enrolment350

History

The school was made a Grade II listed building on 14 March 1975.[1] It was based in Blackburne House that is now the Blackburne House Centre for Women.[2]

By the 1970s it had around 350 girls, with 50 in the sixth form, being administered by the City of Liverpool Education Committee.

Closure

Once Liverpool City Council became Labour-controlled in 1983, having had no overall control from 1974–83, it quickly introduced comprehensive schools in all but one of its grammar schools.

Notable former pupils

See also

References

  1. "Notes On Buildings Of Special Architectural Or Historic Interest" Archived 2007-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, Department of the Environment
  2. "Blackburne House", Liverpool's Historic Canning area
  3. "Education". Liverpoolecho.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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