Gilbrook School
School Name: Gilbrook School Address: Glebe Hey Road, Woodchurch County: Merseyside Postcode: CH49 8HE Telephone Number: 0151 522 3900 Website: www.gilbrookschool.co.uk
Phase: Ages 4-11 Type: Community special school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Federation: The Aspire Schools
Headteacher: Mrs Kirsten Brown
Capacity: 60
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 60 (87% boys & 13% girls)
Enrollment: 100% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 80%
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
URN: 105134
DfE Number: 344/7010
UKPRN: 10077024
UPRN: 42128194
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Wirral (E08000015)
Constituency: Wirral West (E14001589)
Electoral Ward: Upton (E05000973)
Easting & Northing: 327442E, 387324N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 22' 42.26" N 3° 5' 31.37" W
Plus Code: 9C5R9WH5+95
DfE Record: View record
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- Ganneys Meadow Nursery School and Family Centre (0.7km)
- Fender Primary School (0.7km)
- Upton Hall School FCJ (1.0km)
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School (1.1km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton (1.1km)
- Woodchurch High School (1.1km)
- Foxfield School (1.3km)
- Ridgeway High School (1.3km)
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