Breeze Hill School
Encyclopedia
Breeze Hill School was a mixed gender comprehensive
secondary school
for 11 - 16 year olds in Oldham
, Greater Manchester
, England. The school was a specialist Humanities College
, and served over 750 students. The last Headteacher was Mr Bernard Phillips before it merged with neighbouring Counthill School to form the Waterhead Academy. The school lay in the heart of Oldham's Pakistani Asian community, and therefore the school was predominantly Asian student wise.
. The main teaching block served students from Year 8 onwards. Breeze Hill had intensive playing fields and an Astro-turf
pitch, where various sports were played by both students from the school and the local community.
that escalated into a five-day period of rioting known as the Oldham Riots
.
merged to become the Waterhead Academy. The campus has been renamed 'Roxbury Campus' until the academy moves to a third location, and the school will no longer be in use, expected 2012.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
for 11 - 16 year olds in Oldham
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
, Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England. The school was a specialist Humanities College
Humanities College
Humanities Colleges were introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, humanities. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Humanities...
, and served over 750 students. The last Headteacher was Mr Bernard Phillips before it merged with neighbouring Counthill School to form the Waterhead Academy. The school lay in the heart of Oldham's Pakistani Asian community, and therefore the school was predominantly Asian student wise.
Campus
The Breeze Hill School campus contained two main teaching blocks. The Year 7 Base was for new arrivals, and was created to ease the transition between primary and secondary schoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
. The main teaching block served students from Year 8 onwards. Breeze Hill had intensive playing fields and an Astro-turf
Artificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...
pitch, where various sports were played by both students from the school and the local community.
History
In May 2001, a racially-motivated attack outside Breeze Hill School began a series of eventsthat escalated into a five-day period of rioting known as the Oldham Riots
Oldham Riots
The Oldham riots were a short but intense period of violent rioting which occurred in Oldham, a town in Greater Manchester, England, in May 2001...
.
The End
On the 31st August 2010, Breeze Hill School, along with Counthill SchoolCounthill School
Counthill School formerly a high-achieving Grammar School, was a mixed gender secondary school for 11 – 16 year olds in the Moorside area of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. The School closed at the end of July 2010 as part of the New Oldham Academies Project, merging with Breezehill School...
merged to become the Waterhead Academy. The campus has been renamed 'Roxbury Campus' until the academy moves to a third location, and the school will no longer be in use, expected 2012.