D - K

School	Address	Built	Notes
Daisy St	Daisy St, Kirkdale	1882	The School Board passed a motion to build the school in January 1881. Listed in Kelly's 1894 Directory. Near Netherfield Rd, there was also an extension in Fountains Rd. Ken ROBERTS attended this school; he recalls that it had a separate Catholic section, with separate staff, Headteacher and even playground. Amalgamated with Fonthill Rd in 1978.
De la Salle Catholic Boys' School	Carr Lane East	1954	My brothers attended this school, run by the Christian Brothers. Brother ALBAN was head when they were there, and when it amalgamated with other schools (St Philomena’s Boys, St Matthew’s Boys, St Swithin’s Boys and St Teresa’s Boys) in 1983.
Dog and Gun Infants’ School	Carr Lane, West Derby	1875	Listed as National Schools (Good Shepherd) in 1911. Closed in 1923. I think the children transferred to West Derby CE, which was later renamed St Mary’s West Derby.
Dove St	Dove St	1970	Originally part of St Clement’s, this new single-storey school building (the infants' department) of 1863 was actually an extension built adjacent to the original building. The Juniors was closed in 1934, but the infants' department survived to become an annexe to Tiber St County Primary, which was just round the corner. It became an Infants’ School s own right in 1970, but closed in 1997, when pupils transferred to Tiber St. Thanks to Ken ROBERTS for his meticulous research.
Dovecot	Grant Rd	1932	The school was rebuilt in 2002
Dovecot Special School	Pilch Lane, Knotty Ash	1911	Opened in 1911; from then until it closed in 1923 the school catered for 40 - 55 pupils.
Dovedale Juniors	Herondale Rd, Allerton	1908	Opened in a temporary building in 1908. 1200 or so pupils attended daily at that time. The Infants’ building is listed as 1915, and cost £12,573 including the site, the building and the furniture! The current building dates from 1937 - probably rebuilt in the 1930s; boys only from 1939 - 1967. Most famous pupils - John Lennon and George Harrison.
Druid's Cross Reformatory School for Girls	Wavertree, Liverpool	1916	This school seems to have had a brief life - from 1916 when it opened for 1916. Despite extensions it was closed before 1920.
Duke St Ragged School	Duke St	?	An industrial ragged school. Not listed in 1911, so probably closed by then.
Duncombe Rd	Garston		See Gilmour
Earle Rd	Earle Rd, Edge Hill	1883	Practising school for Edge Hill Training College. Had an annexe in Bective St. Amalgamated with Chatsworth St to form Smithdown Primary in 1998 / 1999; the old building was demolished soon after.
East Prescot Rd	East Prescot Rd, Knotty Ash	1946	Still housed in prefabs.
Edge Hill School	Brae St (Infants and Girls’ Secondary); Durning Rd (Boys’ Secondary)	1957	There were Primary and Secondary schools. The Girls’ Secondary Modern was the first to close, in 1973, when it amalgamated with Newsham Secondary into Fairfield Secondary Modern. The Head, Miss C E WATSON, transferred to Fairfield. When it closed in 1982, the head of the infants was Mrs O B WALSH. She remained with Kensington Infants which used the old Edge Hill Secondary Girls’. The Boys’ Secondary school closed in 1982. Pupils were scattered, many of them going to New Heys. The Head, Mr A H THOMAS retired, and the building was used for a time as part of Old Swan Technical College.
Eileen Craven	Walton	1953	Originally Teulon St; renamed after one of its Headteachers. Amalgamated with Major Lester to form Hope Valley in 1997.
Ellergreen	Ellergreen Rd, Norris Green	1931	Ellergreen became a Technical High School in 1948, then amalgamated with Abbotsford Rd in 1967 to form Ellergreen Comprehensive. It closed in 1991. The building was then used by Clubmoor until being adapted as an Early Years Centre.
Emanuel CE	Mill Rd, Everton	1872	LRO holds 1870 plans. 1900 - about 600 pupils of junior and infant age. Linked with St Chrysostom's
Emmanuel	Balliol Rd, Bootle	.	Congregational Church and schools - between Hawthorne Rd and Stanley Rd. Listed in 1911.
Emmaus RC & CE	Fir Tree Drive South, Croxteth	?	An ecumenical school serving both Catholic and Church of England pupils
English Martyrs Catholic	Fountains Rd, Kirkdale	.	In 1983, amalgamated with St Pius X and Campion to form the new Campion High School. The Head, Mr A SHORT, went to Nugent Catholic High School. The building was used by Notre Dame for a while.
English Martyrs Catholic	School Lane, Litherland	?	Between Sefton Rd and Church Rd. Website
Ernest Brown Junior Instruction Centre	Durning Rd		All I know about this school is that it was in the Durning Rd area, and it was bombed in the early 1940s.
Ernest Cookson	Mill Lane, Everton	?	.
Evered Avenue Central	Evered Avenue, Walton	?	.
Everton Boys' Industrial School	Soho St, 96 & 98	1849	Opened as Liverpool Industrial Ragged Schools for “rescuing destitute and abandoned boys and girls from present wretchedness and vice and from future criminality”. The children lived at the school. Supported by voluntary contributions and capitation grant from the Government and Local Authorities. Average number maintained 200 boys and 100 girls; Catholic children were not admitted - but is it unlinked to the Boys' Refuge in Soho St? Contradictory evidence. Also listed in 1859 at Everton Terrace and at Netherfield Rd South (opened in 1864)
Everton Catholic	Northumberland St	1871	Enlarged 1888. Same as Our Lady Immaculate? Listed separately.
Everton Rd Early Childhood Centre	Spencer St, Everton	2001	.Date approximate
Fairfield (Kensington) CE	Cottenham St	?	In 1894 also listed in Denman St. Average attendance - 600 pupils
Fairfield	Shiel Rd	1973	A Board School is listed on this site in 1900. Formed from the amalgamation of Edge Hill Girls’ and Newsham Girls and located in the old Newsham building. Closed in 1983 re-organisation. The Head, Mrs I BRAIN, went to St Hilda’s as 2nd Deputy; the children went to Archbishop Blanch or Stanley Park Comprehensive. The building was used by Social Services, I think.
Fairfield Institute for Boys	Sheil Rd		Listed in 1894 and 1900 at 22 Sheil Rd. Principal Rev Robert SCOTT
Fazakerley	Formosa Drive	?	.
Fazakerley High School	Sherwoods Lane, Fazakerley	?	Became a Community Comprehensive in 1985, retaining the Headteacher of the Secondary School, Mr A S RICHMOND.
Fazakerley National School	Higher Lane	.	Marked on the 1906 map; schoolmistress at the time was Miss Selina M Warwick. She would have been over 70, and was born in Cambridge.
Fazakerley Open Air School	Higher Lane	1938	A school for delicate children. First Headteacher was Miss Elizabeth ANDERSON. The school closed in the 1990s.
Finch Park	Fincham Rd	1935	Secondary Modern in the Dovecot area; linked with Colwell Rd. Renamed Yewtree in 1967 (thanks to Barbara JONES for this)
Fincham County Primary			See Colwell
Florence Institute (The Florrie)	Mill St, Dingle	1890	Built as a memorial to the daughter of Sir Bernard Hall, as a ‘place of recreation and instruction’. Now derelict; there is a campaign to Save the Florrie.
Florence Melly Primary	Bushey Rd, Walton	1928	Built on a square, with a verandah around the outside. Remodelled in the 1970s; the original building was recently demolished and replaced with a brand new PFI.
Fonthill Rd	Fonthill Rd, Kirkdale	1898	Corner of Rumney Rd. Average attendance 1,200 in 1900. Amalgamated with Daisy St in 1978 to become Kirkdale Primary School. The Head at the time was Mr J C LLOYD.
Friary Catholic	Bute St	1911	Linked to St Mary of the Angels. Now Faith Primary School.
Friend's School	Hackin's Hey	?	Listed in 1859
Garston National School	Kettle Nook	1715	This building was completed before The Bluecoat. James HOLME was Vicar of Garston at the time, and that meant he was also Headmaster of Much Woolton Primary on School Lane. By 1717 Rev John NORRIS was listed as 'prinicpal teacher in the Free School at Garston. The building may have been replaced in 1819, and was in use until 1866.
Garston National School	School St, Garston (off Banks Rd)	1866	Enlarged in 1884. There were three schools - Boys, Girls and Infants. In 1990 nearly 1200 pupils were attending this school. Marked on the 1905 map, listed in Gores 1911.
Garston CE	Holman Road	1964	Children moved into the new building in June, from Banks Rd. Garston National School became Garston CE!
Garston Technical School	Chapel St, Garston	.	Corner with Wellington Rd. On the 1906 map
Garston Wesleyan Methodist	Island Rd	1871	Linked to Gilmour and New Heys. LRO holds records for Infant and higher schools from 1871 - 1909. Garston CE reports that pupils who transferred from this school had learnt no grammar! Fortunately, this is no longer the case. Later listed as / relocated to Duncombe Rd, I think
Gateacre Comprehensive	Grange Lane	1958	Officially opened in 1962; Linda WOODS still has the memorial book, and some early school magazines in which she wrote about a visit to The Cavern! The school became a Community Comprehensive in 1985, under the leadership of Mr W D A HALL.
Gilmoss Catholic School	Parkstile Lane	.	Changed its name to Our Lady & St Swithins in 1983.
Gilmour, Garston	Southbank Rd (Infants); Duncombe Rd (Juniors); Heath Rd (Senior)	1909	Transformed from Garston Wesleyan School. LRO holds records from 1909 for Duncombe Rd. Heath Rd became New Heys in the comprehensive reorganisation of 1967, amalgamating with Gilmour Girls (probably based at Duncombe Rd) and New Heys Girls, Mather Avenue..
Girls' Industrial School	Northumberland Terrace, Everton	1877	Run by Liverpool Board. Listed in 1911; matron - Miss Constance Amelia LEVER
Girton House	Sheil Rd, Fairfield		Listed at 18 Sheil Rd in 1900; taken over by the LUMBY family before 1911 at 82 Sheil Rd, between Huntley Rd and Radstock Rd..
Granby St	Granby St, Toxteth Park	1881	Eleanor Rathbone was appointed manager of this school in the late 1890s. Closed in 1999 when it amalgamated with Tiber St. Lots of photos on Mersey Gateway
Granton Rd	Granton Rd, Everton	1881	Listed in Kelly's 1894 Directory. Apparently took the name ‘Breckfield’ with Venice St School in 1928; it was still known as Granton Rd well after this date. The school celebrated its centenary in 1980 (I know, depends when they - or Gore’s Directory - started counting!). It has since closed. Close to Anfield - the school and the stadium! Photo copyright Liverpool Record Office.
Great George Square Catholic	Great George Square (Convent)	?	Based in the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy who ran many schools. Linked to the development of Bellerive.
Great George St Chapel School	Bedford St	?	A school for infants in 1859.
Great Homer	Prince Edwin St, Everton	.	See Nash Grove, Campion, Welsh Calvinist Methodist
Great Oxford St School	Great Oxford St North	?	A school for infants in 1859. Presbyterian
Greenways	Beechwood Rd, Garston	?	An assessment centre for children with special needs - now located at Matthew Arnold School in the Dingle.
Grey St	Grey St, Bootle		Marged passed on this photo of Grey St Infants, late 1950s
Gwladys St	Walton Lane Anfield	1901	Very close to Goodison Park Football Ground, home of Everton FC. Originally in connection with Arnot St, opened as Gwladys St in 1912.
Hamilton & Baron	Brunswick Rd, Chapel Place	?	Listed in 1859
Harrington	Stanhope St, Toxteth Park	1815	Established for the education of the poor children of Toxteth Park, irrespective of their religion, supported by subscription.
Harrison Jones County Primary	West Derby St	1914	The Primary School closed in 1983. There are some pages from the girls’ log book for this school on the Mersey Gateway site. Attended by Frankie ABELSON (Frankie Vaughan), my friend Alan GREEN and his mother Dolly (who was in the same class as Frankie ABELSON) and site contributor Brian REYNOLDS. Brian and Alan remember headteacher Mr RIGBY. An expert in the use of the cane, he would catch the fingertips and then return the cane so quickly he got the back of the hand as well. Other teachers in the 1950s included Miss MARSHALL and Miss DORAN. Ex-pupil Alan MURPHY has contributed this page on the school. The school closed at 2 days’ notice from the Government, in 1983. There was a temporary head - Mrs B FORSTER - who transferred to Kensington Infants.
Hatton Hill	Alwyn Avenue, Litherland	.	Near Gorsey Lane. Website
Hebrew Higher Grade School	Bedford St North		Located at Number 61 Bedford St North. Master in 1916 was Jacob Samuel FOX, PhD
Hebrew Institute	Suffolk St, Nelson St, Hope Place	1841	The school moved to Hope Place (corner with Pilgrim St) in 1854; it was there for over 100 years. In 1911 the Headmaster was Solomon LEVI, who set up a Jewish history group. The keeper was listed as George GUTTSCHALK. At the time, there were about 1,458 infant and junior children daily. Also attended by Frankie ABELSON (VAUGHAN)
Hey Green Council School	Broxton St, Taunton St	.	In the Wavertree area - close to Picton Rd. Caretaker in 1911 - Frederick TRAVIS. Recently demolished to make way for a brand new building.
Heyworth St	Heyworth St, Everton	1897	Between Copeland St and Cochrane St, according to Gore’s Directory. Sandra still has her mother’s pupil report card. She sounds like a model pupil! The Infants closed in 1970, when they amalgamated with Steers St to form Everton Park Infants. The Juniors followed suit in 1975. The head at the time, Mr W E LOVIBOND, went to Everton Park Primary.
Hickie & Johns	Mulberry St	?	The address 17a is not on 1851 census
Highfield Comprehensive	Queens Drive, L13		Became Broadgreen Community Comprehensive in 1985. Temporary Head at the time - Mr A NAYLOR - retired.
Hill St Ragged School (Industrial)	Hill St, Toxteth Park	?	Listed in Slater’s 1859 Directory
Hillfoot Hey	School Lane, Woolton	.	I remember this school from my own days at school in Woolton. A school is listed in Hillfoot Hey in the 1901 census. The school closed in 1985 when it amalgamated with Speke Comprehensive. head at the time was Mr A H McCLELLAND, who became head of New Heys.
Hillside High	Breeze Hill, Bootle	.	The school is still there, at the opposite end of the Rice Lane flyover from Alsop
Holly Lodge	Queens Drive, West Derby	1922	The school was originally fee-paying It has expanded somewhat and now has its own website with pictures of buildings many ex students will recognise!
Holt Comprehensive	Queen’s Drive; Olive Mount; Thingwall Rd (Art Annexe)	1907	Originally Sefton Park School, moved to Queens Drive. Closed in 1985 when it amalgamated with Childwall Valley Girls’ School to become Childwall Community Comprehensive. the Head - Mr J NICHOLSON - became head of the new school.
Holy Cross Catholic	Fontenoy St	1850	LRO holds undated plans for the building. It was altered 1896; took in children from Bishop Goss in the late 1980s
Holy Cross Catholic	Hunter St	.	Also Fontenoy St
Holy Family Catholic	Leyfield Rd, West Derby	?	Blackmoor Park Infant and Junior schools are located on Leyfield Rd now. There was no school marked there on the 1906 map.
Holy Family Catholic High	Virgin's Lane, Thornton	.
Holy Ghost Catholic	Poulsom Drive, Netherton	?	Also listed as Holy Spirit
Holy Name Catholic	Mosspits Lane, Fazakerley	?
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary	Aintree Lane, Litherland	.	Near the junction with Ormskirk Rd and Copy Lane. Currently on two sites - infants and juniors.
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary	Oriel Rd, Litherland	.	Near the junction with Ormskirk Rd and Copy Lane. Currently on two sites - infants and juniors.
Holy Trinity Catholic	Banks Road Garston	?	Not marked on the 1905 map of the area. My uncle, Tommy Logan, was headteacher for a time in the 1960s.
Holy Trinity CE	Prince Alfred Rd, Wavertree	1867	Enlarged 1883 and 1887. Listed as Trinity District in 1911. Building is still there today much refurbished as Wavertree C of E
Holy Trinity CE	Richmond Park, Breck Rd	1860	Listed in Slater’s 1859 Directory; presumably enlarged in 1860 and then again in 1893. Listed elsewhere as Anfield. Closed due to falling rolls in 1983 when the children transferred to St Margaret’s Anfield. The temporary Head - Mrs M WEIGHTS - went to St John the Evangelist. The building was demolished.
Holy Trinity CE	Wilton St	?	Listed as an infant school in 1859. National school in 1894; listed as a temporary Board School in 1900 linked with Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity CE Toxteth	Ashwell St, Toxteth Park	1860	Founded by Rev. Henry Postance. In 1900 - catering for about 360 pupils. Public Elementary Schools, nr Beaufort St. and St James' Place
Holy Trinity CE Toxteth	Beaufort St	?	One of 4 schools founded by Rev Ponstance. Originally an Industrial & Ragged School; in 1900, catering for about 250 pupils
Holy Trinity CE Toxteth	Grafton St, Toxteth Park	1868	Industrial School for boys. Founded by Rev. Henry Ponstance. Opened for 200 boys and girls. In 1877 the girls were removed to Everton Terrace. Closed in 1928. Originally housed in were four private houses in the docks area; numbers of the houses vary according to which Directory you look at - 73 - 79 or 78 & 79. May have been renumbered at some point.
Holy Trinity CE Toxteth	Nile Street	?	Industrial School for Girls. Founded by Rev. Henry Postance of Holy Trinity. Listed at 12 Nile St in 1900. Certified in 1885 for 80 girls; later went to 30 pupils and later still (1925) for 60 mixed. It was formed from 2 houses, other buildings and a playground.
Homersham and Harwood	Paradise St	?	Nautical School, listed in 1890
Hope School	Naylorsfield Drive Netherley	?	There was previously a school called ‘Wheathill’ on the site.
Hope St Council School	Upper Hope Place	1855	Records and minutes start from 1855. The log books start from 1862 (Girls and Mixed Infants), a bit later for boys. I think the school closed in the mid to late 1930s.
Hope St Unitarian Higher Grade School	Caledonia St	.	Linked to Hope St Unitarian Church, next to Sheltering Home for Destitute Children
Hope Valley	Walton Breck Rd	?	Formed from the amalgamation of Eileen Craven School in Walton and Major Lester School on Walton Breck Rd
Hunter St Free School	Hunter St	1792	Built by Stephen WATERWORTH. Listed in 1800 as a Charity School. In 1859, referred to as an Endowed School; the endowment was from the estate of Frances WATERWORTH. There is a school marked on the 1906 map, backing onto Cuerdon St. Could be the same one. May be linked with Holy Cross in Fontenoy St, according to the Directory in 1911.
Hunts Cross	Kingsthorne Rd	1939	Built as Kingsthorne. Mavis attended in the late 1940s and remembers ‘Miss Evans was the head and she was very handy with the cane had sore hand on many occasions for silly little things - mind you, didn't do me any harm. Then a Miss Campbell’. The school changed its name to Hunts Cross in 1970; Infant and junior schools amalgamated about 1990.
Huyton CE (infants)	Derby Rd, Huyton	?	.
Huyton CE (mixed)	Damhouse Lane Huyton	1868	.
Indefatigable and National Sea Training School for Boys	Rock Ferry, River Mersey	1864	Founded in 1864 by John Clint to provide for poor sons and orphans of Liverpool sailors. James Bibby contributed £5,000 to refurbish the original ship, which was eventually deemed unfit in 1912, and was replaced by HMS Phaeton which was renamed. During the war, the school moved onto dry land, finally settling at Plas Llanfair in Anglesey. It finally closed in 1995.
Independent Infants' School	Nelson St	?	Listed in 1859
John Hamilton Comprehensive		1960	Built as a Technical High School. The Downing Wing was in Hamilton Rd, the Loraine Wing in Loraine St. There was also a Margaret Wing. When the school closed in 1982, the head Mr W F BYRNE moved to Sefton. Amalgamated with Lambeth Secondary to form Breckfield.
Joseph Williams Primary	Naylorsfield Drive	1950	The school opened to serve the Belle Vale ‘prefab’ estate, which was built to house those bombed out during the war, and young families. The first Head was (Mrs? Mr? GORE, Deputy Head Miss Alice HOWARD. Mr WALLARD later became Head. I understand that Paul and Mike McCARTNEY attended this school for a time, when the family lived in Speke. The school was eventually adapted to support children with hearing difficulties. Closed in the early 1990s.
King David High School and Primary	Childwall Rd Beaclair Drive	1957 1964	Jewish schools; children transferred here from Hope Place. See Hebrew School
Kingsley	Everseley Rd	1999	Formed from the amalgamation of Tiber St and Granby St schools, this is the only school in Liverpool designated as having a Muslim ethos
Kingsthorne	Hunts Cross	1937	Opened in the 1930s; renamed Hunts Cross Primary School in 1970. See entry for Hunts Cross.
Kirkdale (North Shore) CE School