Menzies High School
Encyclopedia
Menzies High School is a secondary school
located in the Hateley Heath
area of West Bromwich
, a town
in the West Midlands
of England
. It has Science College
status. The school was used as one of the filming locations for the 1986 film Clockwise
, starring John Cleese
.
at this site for five years, becoming a comprehensive school
in September 1969 when West Bromwich borough council (which merged with Warley
five years later to form Sandwell
) abolished grammar and secondary modern schools in the area. The school now has some 1,500 pupils including sixth formers on its roll.
, Tantany
, Hateley Heath
and Stone Cross areas of West Bromwich. The Sixth Form College
has over two-hundred students and are the largest Sixth Form in the Sandwell area. Miss J. Barr is the current head of the Sixth Form, Mr Jones is her deputy. The current head teacher is Mr Gary Hill.
Currently there is a local teenage anti under-age drink campaign involving the West Midlands Police
and local schools including also feeder schools, as the local area has a long-running problem with drug abuse and bullying alcoholism
.
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...
located in the Hateley Heath
Hateley Heath
Hateley Heath is a residential area of West Bromwich in the West Midlands of England.-History:It was developed during the early 1950s to rehouse people from town centre slum clearances, with hundreds of new homes being built by the local council...
area of West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
, a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the 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...
of 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...
. It has Science College
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 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, science and mathematics...
status. The school was used as one of the filming locations for the 1986 film Clockwise
Clockwise (film)
Clockwise is a 1986 British comedy film starring John Cleese. It was directed by Christopher Morahan, written by Michael Frayn and produced by Michael Codron. The film was co-produced by Moment Films and Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment...
, starring John Cleese
John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese is an English actor, comedian, writer, and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report...
.
History
It was opened in 1902 as West Bromwich Municipal Secondary School at the West Bromwich Institute on Lodge Lane. It was funded by Sir George Kenrick. It became West Bromwich Grammar School in 1944, and moved to new buildings on Clarkes Lane in 1964. It was only a grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
at this site for five years, becoming a comprehensive school
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...
in September 1969 when West Bromwich borough council (which merged with Warley
Warley
Warley is the name of several places in the United Kingdom:In the West Midlands:*County Borough of Warley*Warley, West Midlands*Warley *Warley High School*Warley WoodsIn Essex:*Great Warley*Little Warley...
five years later to form Sandwell
Sandwell
Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands with a population of around 289,100, and an area of . The borough is named after Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of both the Black Country, and the West Midlands conurbation, encompassing the urban towns of Blackheath,...
) abolished grammar and secondary modern schools in the area. The school now has some 1,500 pupils including sixth formers on its roll.
Admissions
It serves the CharlemontCharlemont
Charlemont is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 150 people in the 2001 Census. It is situated within the Armagh City and District Council area...
, Tantany
Tantany
Tantany is a residential area of West Bromwich. It is situated to the north of the town centre and consists predominantly of council housing constructed during the 1920s...
, Hateley Heath
Hateley Heath
Hateley Heath is a residential area of West Bromwich in the West Midlands of England.-History:It was developed during the early 1950s to rehouse people from town centre slum clearances, with hundreds of new homes being built by the local council...
and Stone Cross areas of West Bromwich. The Sixth Form College
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
has over two-hundred students and are the largest Sixth Form in the Sandwell area. Miss J. Barr is the current head of the Sixth Form, Mr Jones is her deputy. The current head teacher is Mr Gary Hill.
Currently there is a local teenage anti under-age drink campaign involving the West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.Covering an area with nearly 2.6 million inhabitants, which includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and also the Black Country; the force is made up...
and local schools including also feeder schools, as the local area has a long-running problem with drug abuse and bullying alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
.
Academic performance
The School is one of the most improved secondary schools in Sandwell. The school has an exceptional pupil centered approach to it pastoral care and was proud to receive the "Every Child Matters Quality Mark" at Silver Level in July 2009. The Quality Mark is run by Ormiston Education, a not for profit education organisation, working largely in school improvement and development.West Bromwich Grammar School
- Robert Dale, Managing Director of Lucas Electrical from 1985-7 and Lucas Automotive from 1987-92
- Prof Reginald Foakes, Professor of English at the University of California, Los AngelesUniversity of California, Los AngelesThe University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
(UCLA) from 1983-93 - Sir James Mountford, Vice-Chancellor of the University of LiverpoolUniversity of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
from 1945-63 and President of the Classical AssociationClassical AssociationThe Classical Association is a British learned society in the field of classics, and a registered charity.The association was founded on 19 December 1903, and its objects are defined in its constitution as:...
from 1962-3 - Prof Berrick Saul CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of YorkUniversity of YorkThe University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...
from 1979-93 - David Smith, Assistant Editor of The Sunday Times since 1998, and Economics Editor since 1989
- Brian WaldenBrian WaldenAlastair Brian Walden is a British journalist and broadcaster who was a Labour Member of Parliament for a decade. He is the father of actor Ben Walden....
, television presenter and former Labour MP for Birmingham All SaintsBirmingham All Saints (UK Parliament constituency)Birmingham All Saints was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Birmingham, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
from 1964-74, and Birmingham Ladywood from 1974-77 - Madeleine CarrollMadeleine CarrollEdith Madeleine Carroll was an English actress, popular in the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:Carroll was born at 32 Herbert Street in West Bromwich, England. She graduated from the University of Birmingham, England with a B.A. degree...
, Actress, popular in the 1930s and 1940s.
External links
- School website
- EduBase
- Menzies High School details
- Department for Transport: School travel strategies and plans: case studies report - Menzies High School
- Old Throstles Association