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Woodchurch High School will be closing its doors (of the old building) very soon to move to the new building for September. If you attended this school you might want to pop in this evening or tomorrow to have a last look around.

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I went to Woody from 72-76.Some of the teachers;
Dave Parker (games)-great bloke.
Mr Davies (science)-another smashing fella,sadly passed away a couple of years ago.
Tom Langley (maths)-total nut job or was it just an act?

The school didn't have the best reputation but I had a great time there.

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I went to Woodchurch High from 1972-1976 was an interesting time went to Spain with Mr Burls{Maths} and Mr Pierce cant remember what he taught,there was also Mr Hurworth,Mr Ravenscroft and Tony Jardine of Formula One fame good days they were.
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oitsnik - did Mr Hurworth teach English/Lit? If so, he must have moved on to Park High because I remember him teaching there! Had a funny eye...

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i went there from 91-96

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hello, my dad went to Woodchurch school for boys, i think he started in in 1958, his name was William 'billy' Smith or also went by the name Mocker smith, i wanted to see if anyone knew him or went to school with him. He use to do boxing for the school and won many trophies, please reply back if you knew of him, thank you x x x

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did anyone go to woodchurch school for boys round the 1958 onwards or knew of someone called william ''billy' smith or mocker smith as he was also know as??? let me know if you have ever herad of him?? x x x

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Originally Posted by bert1
It was Woodchurch secondary school and it was divided. I first went there in 1963 and left in 1967. It mainly served children from the Woodchurch, Upton and Overchurch though i did have a couple of friends from the Pensby area.


There will of been kids from Thingwall - but not Pensby - they were under the West Wirral Education authority - whilst Woodchurch and Thingwall were in the Birkenhead education catchment.
BTW these zones changed in the 1990's kids from Pensby can go to Woodchurch now....

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Originally Posted by bert1
It was Woodchurch secondary school and it was divided. I first went there in 1963 and left in 1967. It mainly served children from the Woodchurch, Upton and Overchurch though i did have a couple of friends from the Pensby area. It was a Church of England school though a few Catholic children did attend but in the main Catholic children went to St Hughes. It had a very active sports department and the teams would play against schools as far as North Wales, Chester and outside Liverpool. Not sure when it went mixed or changed to a high school.
I went to Wallasey Grammar and I remember playing rugby at (v) Woodchurch - I think it was the coldest I have ever been in my entire life, plus I ended up with a concussion! All in all, not the best 'away' game ever....!!!

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Hi If you log onto the schools website and scroll to the bottom , there is a link for "History of the school". Link also includes a few photos.

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Hi nikki my name is Henry Marshall and i went to school with your dad

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I was there 67-71, it was a great boys school, but was ruined when the two schools joined up...it was like the staff gave up, and the cane was outlawed at about the same time.

Remember Mr Evans the PE teacher? If he caught you fighting he would set up a boxing ring and take you on himself...

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Originally Posted by spider1
I was there 67-71, it was a great boys school, but was ruined when the two schools joined up...it was like the staff gave up, and the cane was outlawed at about the same time.

Remember Mr Evans the PE teacher? If he caught you fighting he would set up a boxing ring and take you on himself...


I remember Mr Evans as PE instructor, My end of year report 1967 he wrote "I made no physical effort whatsoever in PE", which was really unfair, what he meant was football, I hated football and made no effort but I could co anything in the Gym and was good at rugby.

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mr E how he liked to be called was one horrible little man. he liked nothing more than to cane a boys bare bottom come in the showers naked with the young boys and also think nothing of punching a boy of say twelve or thirteen wich i was in the face as hard as he could. one horrid little person.

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I went to woody from 2002-2007 was a good school smile


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