Calderstones School
| Calderstones School | |
|---|---|
Current school crest | |
| Address | |
Harthill Road , , England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Motto | "Ex Hoc Metallo Virtutem" – "Courage, Honour, Service" |
| Local authority | Liverpool City Council |
| Department for Education URN | 104698 Tables |
| Chair of Governors | Richard Blanchard |
| Headteacher | Lee Ratcliffe |
| Staff | 150 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1,483 |
| Colour(s) | |
| Website | www |
Calderstones School is an English comprehensive school located opposite Calderstones Park on Harthill Road in the Liverpool suburb of Allerton.
The school was founded in 1921 as Quarry Bank High School for Boys and its first intake of 225 pupils was on 11 January 1922. The first headmaster of the school was R. F. Bailey (an old Etonian), who formed the school on the principles of public school houses. Subsequently, the first year boys' house was named Bailey. The current headteacher is Lee Ratcliffe.
The school has several notable former pupils, including music producer Guy Chambers, the architect Sir James Stirling, Count William-Alexander of Monpezat, a member of the Danish Royal family, and founding Beatles member John Lennon. Lennon's band with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, before settling on the name The Beatles, were earlier formed under the name The Quarrymen, inspired by a line from the Quarry Bank school song. Lennon, at age 16, had formed that group with several friends from the school.