brilliant school, new headteacher has made this school astonishing.Good on him.But also the…read moreteachers are amazin, kind hearted and just sweet souls.

I attended a Catholic Volutary Aided State School between the ages 16-18 at St. Edward's College…read more6th Form, Sandfield Park to study my A-Levels. During my time there, I literally studied till I dropped! By word of mouth, I heard that I was attending one of the top Schools in Liverpool, so I had to brace myself for the amount of home work and extra activities I was involved in. This did put me under a lot of pressure as stress levels were inevitibly high during those years. However, if it had not been for St. Eddie's (as some call it), I would probably not have achieved my full potential. The School is located in quite a peaceful surrounding and when you enter the site, it has this classic School look about it with long corridors, a huge playing field and even a swimming pool (which was a bonus). The 6th Form building is pleasantly decorated in a building of heritage that the School has preserved. Its interior walls are painted in lovely pink too! Each classroom in the Upper School fits an average of 20 pupils and they have a wide range of facilites to benefit from, throughout the institution. There are also a couple of common rooms where you can eat and chat to friends in a controlled environment. If you are a parent and have a child or you are of the post-16 criteria, look no further than St. Edward's College.

This school is a dictatorship. Left here years ago but I still get ptsd from this building. So…read morehere's a few things they wouldn't want you to know "No bullying tolerance" absolute bs, if you report bullying they'll roll their eyes at you, do some investigation that they're not arsed about. Then blame you for getting bullied. Whilst other schools have something called "isolation" Woodchurch calls it "work room" and "rehab" nothing too different from the typical isolation room in any other school. In fact there's people who would rather be there than in lesson. For the most part teachers are so rude, you can be so kind and they'll tell you where to shove it. The amount of times Liverpool echo has covered this school is impressive. The biggest scandal they've been in which they continually try to brush under the rug is making students eat lunch outside during a hurricane and locking the doors so students can't go the toilets during lunch either (they have a tendency to lock toilets all day) FYI. They used covid and vandalising as an excuse for both of these. You can't find google reviews for this school anymore because of the accusations of SA and grooming from the teachers. Which they would claim as false until you realise a teacher there has been arrested for grooming a student. (It's always the science and history teachers funny enough) You are not allowed to bring in your own coat, you have to buy the Woodchurch branded ones which a lot of people tend to think is optional going here. It's not. If you bring in your own coat it's taken off you immediately. The excuse for this is bullying. Trust the response from parents having their kids finish in this school is always "I should've sent you to another school" so don't bother wasting your time.

I had the worst 4 years here at this school. All the teachers did at this school to help was say…read morewhatever was on the script they don't care about you at all they treat their school as a monarchy making the children peasants that they can just trample on. The last year I was in this school I was suffering with depression and every time I went to my head of year he shut me down and told me to get over it. It was to the point I was sobbing to my dad to not let me go back. The school is absolutely atrocious and shouldn't even be open. If you don't have mental health problems when you start, you will by the time you finish. This school made me transfer to a much better school (st Mary's Catholic college) who actually help their students. DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS TO WOODCHURCH HIGH SCHOOL it will kill them mentally.

The Alsop High School is the largest secondary school in Liverpool, now merged with St. Mary's High…read moreSchool. The amount of pupils currently studying there is huge. This shows how popular this state school is and so it should be. The school is constanly undergoing improvements and is in a much better since state the last time I could recall. With the school being a technology and applied learning specialist college, they have plenty of useful facilities to benefit pupils all set in the perfect learning environment. Whilst the school is not a private institution and pupil behaviour is not the best, it is certainly a winner in terms of ambitious teachers and facilities. The Alsop High School deserves full praise for its developments and their strive to catch up and be the best.

My experience at this school was as a theatre venue. My husband and I went to see a performance of…read morethe musical Sweet Charity here a couple of months back. Over all I have to say the performance was pretty good for one done by kids and teens. And there were certainly a couple real stars mingled in there with the average off-key Johns and Janes. However, I was really not impressed by the fact that they had chosen to produce this particular play--I'd never seen it before, so I didn't really know beforehand that the main character was a girl who worked in a brothel. Not exactly edifying or acceptable subject matter for a school play, in my opinion. I kind of want to berate the school for that. Shame on them. If you go see a play here you will get your moneys worth. They definitely put a lot of work into their productions. The theatre itself is a bit drab and could really use some refurbishing, but then most school theatres could.

As an ex pensby student I can say this school was great. It may not have felt it at the time but…read morelooking back I am so privileged I was able to go to this school! Having such wonderful teachers and leadership with extra curricular activities and recognition for the work we did really made the school experience so much better!

This place brings back sooo many memories for me. This was my primary school, I started here when I…read morewas 4 years old, and finished when I was 11! It really is a great school; with an excellent 11plus pass rate and a real sense of community that you don't get in huge schools. There were about 30 people in my school year, and less in the one below me. This was great, not only did it mean that all the pupils knew each other really well, but also that all pupils got the time and education the deserved from the fantastic team of teachers that they have here. It's a Christian School and has hymns and assembly every morning, it follows national Key stage one curriculum, has a great behaviors and discipline policy and some fantastic teachers! Out of 30 people in my year I'm sure over 20 passed their eleven plus, with four or five passing harder exams for entry into private schools! I would fully recommend sending your children here if you are living or have recently moved to the area!

hi I was here 8 years ago and it horrible!! the teachers hated the boys the food was disgusting…read morethere was nothing to do at all at play time honestly terrible don't send your children here

This was my high school so I'll try not be biased!…read more Sacred Heart recently gained specialist status in maths and IT which promoted the good reputation of the school and allowed for evolution of the site and the departments of the college. A new IT suite was built within the grounds of the upper site which is a very modern, technologically equipped building and a very comfortable teaching environment. The main building has three floors which vary in departments and aesthetic. There are plenty of IT facilities throughout, a well equipped music room, tennis courts and football field, home economics building and good laboratory facilities. I think the library is a little impoverished and there is some reliance on local libraries. Sacred Heart has good connections with the National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, and encourage able students well. The sixth form is well reputed and a great proportion of the students go on to university with their results.

Sacred Heart is a great school! The best bit about it is there is a real sense of 'community' -…read moredespite the fact the school has well over a thousand pupils everyone seems to know each other, which is really comforting, especially for the younger pupils who might feel a bit lost and confused with what is going on! The school also enjoys being - literally - the 'Heart of Crosby', taking every opportunity it can find to pun on the school's fortunate name. Even the school newspaper is called 'Heartbeat'. There is plenty of references to the Heart dotted around the school for those with attentive eyes - a heart-shaped greenery display in front of the school's main entrance, a statue of the Sacred Heart of Mary in the staff car park and, most recently, a stained glass mural of an abstract heart done by professional glass artist Julie Langam. The staff are all lovely (in my experience) and there are no real 'weirdos' - most of the teachers are really down to earth and you can tell that all of them want the very best for the children they take care of. Of course they have to punish naughty kids but that happens in every school, not their fault really. I've been to some staff only areas in my time and what really touches me is that on the walls there are some pictures of former pupils and teachers - they remember every kid that they've ever taught. In terms of facilities, I have to agree with the previous commenter. the school does have better than average I.T, Music, Art and Technology facilities and even has separate buildings dedicated to Maths, Food Tech and Sixth Form facilities. Because Upper Site is so big, it really has a campus/boarding school feel. I helped out recently at an arts day for primary school children and heard one child say about the school 'It looks like Hogwarts!'. However, may I just say about the previous commenter's concerns about the library, the library since that comment was posted has been refurbished. It looks a bit neater now and there are computers in there too. In contrast, Lower Site is a bit small and is a bit more 'blockish' compared to upper site - the building is very square and is painted shades of white and grey. It has it's own Sports Building, but lacks the facilities that Upper Site offers. Fortunately, the distance between the schools is a short walking distance so children can easily access the facilities. To conclude, Sacred Heart is a very good school and I recommend strongly to any prospective parents that you send your child there if you have the means to. The school has exceptional facilities, kind and welcoming staff, many notable former pupils (comedian Kenny Everett, Team GB gymnast Daniel Purvis, X - Factor 2011 hopeful Marcus Collins, Everton and West Brom player Victor Anichebe, dancer Jane Caulfield and opera singer Danielle Louise Thomas), great academic records, a good religious and ethical education and MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL - You really feel part of a community and feel loved. What more can you want for your child?