The current Whitfield Lane site was formerly the location of the Beehive Dairy. The school has retained the Beehive logo in its school badge. The single form entry school has 220+ children on roll. Now known as Heswall Primary School, the school is surrounded by the Barnston fields and has its own field and wooded areas. The school is the home of Wirral Science Under the Stars, an event run by the school that brings together science links in real life settings with education. Transport Rail Bus Heswall bus station is owned and managed by Merseytravel. The bus station consists of four stands. The main bus operators at Heswall are Arriva North West, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire, Eazibus, A2B Travel and Helms Coaches. Notable people The singer Ian Astbury, most famous for fronting the rock band The Cult, was born in Heswall. Cricketer Ian Botham (Lord Botham) was born in Heswall. TV presenter Jim Bowen was born in Heswall. England, Everton and Sunderland footballer Paul Bracewell was born in Heswall. TV presenter Fiona Bruce was educated at Gayton Primary School in Heswall. Christian Furr, the youngest artist to have officially painted Queen Elizabeth II, was born in Heswall. Pianist Stephen Hough CBE is from Heswall. Philip May, husband of former Prime Minister Theresa May, was brought up in Heswall and was a pupil at Heswall Primary School and Calday Grange Grammar School, in Caldy. The May family lived on Downham Road North for 16 years. In 1964, Paul McCartney bought "Rembrandt", a detached mock-Tudor house in Baskervyle Road, Heswall, for his father, Jim McCartney at a cost of £8,750. The senior McCartney later moved to a bungalow nearby, and lived in Heswall until his death on 18 March 1976. Singer and bass guitarist Andy McCluskey, co-founder of the electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), was born in Heswall. Phil Morris MBE, former soldier, double cancer survivor and winner of a David Cameron award for services to cancer awareness and support. Awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2021 Hugh O'Leary, accountant, husband of former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Disc jockey and broadcaster John Peel was also born in Heswall. Bill Steer, British guitar player, and co-founder of the extreme metal band Carcass, spent his teenage years living in Heswall, and went to Heswall Primary School on Whitfield Lane. John Williams (27 May 1946 – 12