Canon Slade School
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Canon Slade School is a Church of England
secondary school
on Bradshaw Brow in Bradshaw
, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
, Greater Manchester
, England.
as the Bolton Church Institute, aimed at educating the poorer children of Bolton. It became a direct grant grammar school
, then a comprehensive.
The school celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2005 with a ceremony held at the Bolton Arena
. A range of items including a brief history and a whole school photograph have been produced to commemorate the occasion.
There are around 1700 pupils and students on roll, including 340 in the sixth form. The school has a reputation for its academic work (for several years the Sixth Form has been ranked amongst the top thirty nationally for A-level results in a comprehensive state school) but also for sport (Sportsmark Award and regular success in national competitions), for Music, Drama and many other activities. It is a Specialist Arts College, a Training School and enjoys Healthy School and Leading Edge status. Since 2004 the school has been an Ambassador School for the National Academy of Gifted and Talented Youth. In 2009 the school was awarded Gold Standard by the Specialist School and Academies Trust for Community Cohesion.
Canon Slade School is set on a 57 acres (230,671 m²) site in the foothills of the West Pennine moors on which are hundreds of mature trees, a river bank, two wildlife ponds, one of which is inhabited by several endangered species of amphibian, extensive sports fields, including a cross-country course and floodlit all-weather pitch.
Arts College
with a role of role of role of role of role of 1702 pupils. The campus covers 55 acres (222,577.3 m²).
Canon Slade is a voluntary aided school
in partnership with Bolton Local Education Authority
and the Diocese of Manchester
. The school is also a Department for Education and Skills Leading Edge School and Training School.
Over 50% of Year 11 pupils go on to join the Sixth Form where there are around 340 students on roll. A large range of A Level subjects is offered including Law, Media Studies, Music, Performing Arts, Psychology and Sociology as well as more traditional subjects.
Sixthformers are encouraged to broaden their range of life experience and may choose to take part in the AQA Community Service and Primary School Teaching Schemes, Duke of Edinburgh Scheme (Gold) and Young Enterprise. Each year the college aims to offer scholarships for two of their students to spend six months studying Japan. Students also take part in a wide range of subject-related field trips.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
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...
on Bradshaw Brow in Bradshaw
Bradshaw, Greater Manchester
Bradshaw is suburb of the unparished area of South Turton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies on the southern edge of the West Pennine Moors.-History:...
, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
The Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It is named after its largest settlement, Bolton, but covers a far larger area which includes Blackrod, Farnworth, Horwich, Kearsley and Westhoughton, and a suburban and rural element from the West Pennine...
, 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.
History
The school was founded in 1855 by Canon James SladeJames Slade
James Slade, M.A. , generally remembered as Canon Slade, was the Vicar of St Peter's Church, Bolton le Moors, Lancashire, England from 1817 to 1856....
as the Bolton Church Institute, aimed at educating the poorer children of Bolton. It became a direct grant grammar school
Direct grant grammar school
A direct grant grammar school was a selective secondary school in England and Wales between 1945 and 1976 funded partly by the state and partly through private fees....
, then a comprehensive.
The school celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2005 with a ceremony held at the Bolton Arena
Bolton Arena
The Bolton Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located at Middlebrook on the boundary between Horwich and Lostock in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England....
. A range of items including a brief history and a whole school photograph have been produced to commemorate the occasion.
About the school
Though the school has changed much since its inception 154 years ago its motto "Ora et labora" (Pray and Work) is still its guiding principle. The commitment to work and the Christian life ensures the success of the school and ability to flourish in a constantly changing and challenging world. A visit to the chapel, completed in 2004, bears witness to the centrality of the school's Christian faith.There are around 1700 pupils and students on roll, including 340 in the sixth form. The school has a reputation for its academic work (for several years the Sixth Form has been ranked amongst the top thirty nationally for A-level results in a comprehensive state school) but also for sport (Sportsmark Award and regular success in national competitions), for Music, Drama and many other activities. It is a Specialist Arts College, a Training School and enjoys Healthy School and Leading Edge status. Since 2004 the school has been an Ambassador School for the National Academy of Gifted and Talented Youth. In 2009 the school was awarded Gold Standard by the Specialist School and Academies Trust for Community Cohesion.
Canon Slade School is set on a 57 acres (230,671 m²) site in the foothills of the West Pennine moors on which are hundreds of mature trees, a river bank, two wildlife ponds, one of which is inhabited by several endangered species of amphibian, extensive sports fields, including a cross-country course and floodlit all-weather pitch.
Admissions
The school is a Designated PerformingPerforming arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
with a role of role of role of role of role of 1702 pupils. The campus covers 55 acres (222,577.3 m²).
Canon Slade is a voluntary aided school
Voluntary aided school
A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school...
in partnership with Bolton Local Education Authority
Local Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
and the Diocese of Manchester
Anglican Diocese of Manchester
The Diocese of Manchester is a Church of England diocese in the Province of York, England. Based in the city of Manchester, the diocese covers much of the county of Greater Manchester and small areas of the counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.-History:...
. The school is also a Department for Education and Skills Leading Edge School and Training School.
Sixth form
The school has a sixth form. Mrs Nicola Aldred is Director of Sixth Form, while Miss Kerry Gorrill and Dr Ben Eves are Deputy Directors. The sixth form has its own building and canteen which caters for around 200 students.Over 50% of Year 11 pupils go on to join the Sixth Form where there are around 340 students on roll. A large range of A Level subjects is offered including Law, Media Studies, Music, Performing Arts, Psychology and Sociology as well as more traditional subjects.
Sixthformers are encouraged to broaden their range of life experience and may choose to take part in the AQA Community Service and Primary School Teaching Schemes, Duke of Edinburgh Scheme (Gold) and Young Enterprise. Each year the college aims to offer scholarships for two of their students to spend six months studying Japan. Students also take part in a wide range of subject-related field trips.
Bolton Church Institute
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Canon Slade Grammar School
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, provost of Birmingham Cathedral
Canon Slade School
- Simon Aldred, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter with band Cherry GhostCherry GhostCherry Ghost is an indie rock band from Bolton, England. Their debut album, Thirst for Romance, was released in July 2007 and entered the UK Album Charts at #7...
- Katy CavanaghKaty CavanaghKaty Cavanagh in North Shields, North Tyneside and grew up in Bolton, Greater Manchester and educated at Canon Slade School is an English actress, best known for her appearances in Coronation Street in the role of Julie Carp since 2008....
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