Kingsway Park High School
Encyclopedia
Kingsway Park High School is a 11–16 mixed Foundation School
that opened in September 2010. The school is located in the Kingsway area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
in Greater Manchester
, United Kingdom
.
and Springhill High School
under the Building Schools for the Future
program.
The schools trust, Kingsway Learning Trust Limited was established in May 2010 by partner school Middleton Technology School along with Rochdale Sixth Form College
and the Rochdale local authority
. Middleton Technology School continues to support Kingsway Park High School, this includes the use of staff from Middleton Technology School.
program, the school will receive a new building built on the former Springhill High School
site on Turf Hill Road, the new building is scheduled to open September 2013. Due to lack of capacity, until the new building is completed the school will be based on both the former school sites.
Foundation school
In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....
that opened in September 2010. The school is located in the Kingsway area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, but spans a far larger area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and Milnrow, and the village of Wardle.The borough was...
in 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...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
History
The school was established as a result of an amalgamation of Balderstone Technology CollegeBalderstone Technology College
Balderstone Technology College was a school in the Balderstone district of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The school closed August 31, 2010 as a result of the Building Schools for the Future program. The school merged with Springhill High School and formed a...
and Springhill High School
Springhill High School (Rochdale)
Springhill High School was a co-educational secondary school on Turf Hill Road in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. The catchment area consists of the neighbouring areas: Newbold, Kirkholt, Deeplish, Turf Hill and Belfield....
under the Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future is the name of the previous UK Government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England. The program is very ambitious in its costs, timescales and objectives, with politicians from all English political parties supportive of the principle but...
program.
The schools trust, Kingsway Learning Trust Limited was established in May 2010 by partner school Middleton Technology School along with Rochdale Sixth Form College
Rochdale Sixth Form College
Rochdale Sixth Form College is a sixth form college opened in September 2010 under the Building Schools for the Future program. The sixth form college campus is situated next to Hopwood Hall College in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, forming a further education quarter in the town...
and the Rochdale local authority
Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
The Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England. It is named after its largest town, Rochdale, but spans a far larger area which includes the towns of Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and Milnrow, and the village of Wardle.The borough was...
. Middleton Technology School continues to support Kingsway Park High School, this includes the use of staff from Middleton Technology School.
New school building
Under the Building Schools for the FutureBuilding Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future is the name of the previous UK Government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England. The program is very ambitious in its costs, timescales and objectives, with politicians from all English political parties supportive of the principle but...
program, the school will receive a new building built on the former Springhill High School
Springhill High School (Rochdale)
Springhill High School was a co-educational secondary school on Turf Hill Road in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. The catchment area consists of the neighbouring areas: Newbold, Kirkholt, Deeplish, Turf Hill and Belfield....
site on Turf Hill Road, the new building is scheduled to open September 2013. Due to lack of capacity, until the new building is completed the school will be based on both the former school sites.