Colton Hills Comprehensive School
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Colton Hills Community School is an 11-18 comprehensive school situated in the Goldthorn Park
area of Wolverhampton
, West Midlands
, England
.
). Access is via the A4039, to the north, and is not far from the A449
, to the west.
. The building is now the Newhampton Centre of City of Wolverhampton College
. It was known as the Higher Grade School from 1894-1921, and Wolverhampton Municipal Secondary School from 1921-45. From 1977, the building was used by Valley Park School until 1989.
The school was commonly known as the Muni, and its motto was Post Tenebras Lux
, which means 'Light after Darkness'.
, formed in 1963. It is now Graiseley Primary School on Graiseley Hill. There had been a Graiseley Boys' Secondary School and a Graiseley Girls' Secondary School. Penn Secondary School was on Manor Road in Penn
.
The school was formed in September 1974 on a merger of Graiseley and Penn secondary modern schools in the Graiseley
district of Wolverhampton
and Wolverhampton Municipal Grammar School in Whitmore Reans
. It initially existed within the buildings of these two schools before relocating to the site at Goldthorn Park during 1975,on land which Wolverhampton
had gained from Sedgley
in the local government reorganisation of 1966.
It was initially known as Colton Hills Upper School, with the Newhampton Road site briefly used
The school's current head teacher is Mr Phillip Lambert.
Goldthorn Park
Goldthorn Park is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands. It is situated to the south of the city centre within the Blakenhall ward.It mostly consists of nearly 2,000 private houses built in the 1920s and 1930s housing...
area of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Admissions
It has over 800 pupils on its roll, including sixth formers. It is situated halfway between Goldthorn Park and Colton Hills. Park Hill is to the east, and the school is close to the LEA boundary with Dudley (SedgleySedgley
Sedgley is an urban village within the West Midlands county of England. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Sedgley was formerly an ancient manor composed of several smaller villages, including Gornal, Gospel End, Woodsetton, Ettingshall, Coseley and Brierley...
). Access is via the A4039, to the north, and is not far from the A449
A449 road
The A449 is a major road in the United Kingdom. It runs north from junction 24 of the M4 motorway at Newport in South Wales to Stafford in Staffordshire....
, to the west.
Grammar school
Wolverhampton Municipal Grammar School was on Newhampton Road East, run by Wolverhampton Education Committee and was co-educational, when Wolverhampton was in StaffordshireStaffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. The building is now the Newhampton Centre of City of Wolverhampton College
City of Wolverhampton College
City of Wolverhampton College is a further education college located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.It was formed in September 1999 as the result of a merger of Wulfrun College in Wolverhampton and Bilston Community College in Bilston....
. It was known as the Higher Grade School from 1894-1921, and Wolverhampton Municipal Secondary School from 1921-45. From 1977, the building was used by Valley Park School until 1989.
The school was commonly known as the Muni, and its motto was Post Tenebras Lux
Post tenebras lux
Post tenebras lux is a Latin phrase translated as Light After Darkness.It is Post tenebras spero lucem in the Vulgate version of Job 17:12...
, which means 'Light after Darkness'.
Comprehensive
Graiseley Secondary School was a coeducational secondary modern schoolSecondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
, formed in 1963. It is now Graiseley Primary School on Graiseley Hill. There had been a Graiseley Boys' Secondary School and a Graiseley Girls' Secondary School. Penn Secondary School was on Manor Road in Penn
Penn, West Midlands
Penn is an area now divided between Wolverhampton in the West Midlands and South Staffordshire. Originally, it was a village in the historic county of Staffordshire. There is considerable confusion about exactly which areas fall within Penn...
.
The school was formed in September 1974 on a merger of Graiseley and Penn secondary modern schools in the Graiseley
Graiseley
Graiseley is both an inner-city area of Wolverhampton, situated immediately to the south-west of the city centre, and the name of a ward of Wolverhampton City Council.-Place-name:...
district of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
and Wolverhampton Municipal Grammar School in Whitmore Reans
Whitmore Reans
Whitmore Reans is in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is situated to the north-west of the city centre, in the city council's Park and St Peter's wards.- History :...
. It initially existed within the buildings of these two schools before relocating to the site at Goldthorn Park during 1975,on land which Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
had gained from Sedgley
Sedgley
Sedgley is an urban village within the West Midlands county of England. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Sedgley was formerly an ancient manor composed of several smaller villages, including Gornal, Gospel End, Woodsetton, Ettingshall, Coseley and Brierley...
in the local government reorganisation of 1966.
It was initially known as Colton Hills Upper School, with the Newhampton Road site briefly used
Facilities
The school's facilities including a swimming pool which is also open to public use.The school's current head teacher is Mr Phillip Lambert.
Wolverhampton Municipal Grammar School
- Dennis Birch CBE, Leader from 1967-73 of Wolverhampton County Borough Council
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- John Edwards, Editor from 1969-89 of the Yorkshire PostYorkshire PostThe Yorkshire Post is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England by Yorkshire Post Newspapers, a company owned by Johnston Press...
- Keith Hodgson OBE, Director from 1990-8 of the Stamp OfficeStamp duty in the United KingdomIn the United Kingdom, stamp duty is a form of tax charged on instruments , and requires a physical stamp to be attached to or impressed upon the instrument in question. The more modern versions of the tax no longer require a physical stamp.The scope of stamp duty has been reduced dramatically in...
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at Crowthorne, whose work led to many road and traffic regulations such as the introduction of crash helmets
External links
- Colton Hills Community School
- EduBase
- WMGS
- History of WMGS
- WMGS history
- Roll of Honour of WMSS
- 1959 former school prospectus