Liverpool school to have 12-word name after row

A new school is to have a whopping 12-word name because of a spat over what it should be called.

From September pupils face enrolling at Knowsley Park Centre for Learning – serving Prescot, Whiston and the wider community.

The far from catchy title – believed to be among the world’s longest school names – will be the name adopted by a new secondary in Prescot.

The school will be a combination of Prescot school and Whiston’s Higher Side comprehensive, one of seven new multi-million secondaries the council refer to as centres for learning. Governors have confirmed the mouthful name will be used on the school exterior as well as signs, stationery, marketing and letters.