Plant Hill Arts College
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Plant Hill Arts College was an 11-16 community school, serving boys and girls predominately from the Blackley
area of North Manchester
. The school had approximately 820 pupils on roll before its was replaced by the Co-operative Academy of Manchester. The school was in close proximity to the M60 motorway
affording it excellent links, by road, to a wide area. It was also well served by public transport.
The part-private academy, backed by the Co-operative Group, will specialise in finance and business studies. New facilities on the Plant Hill Road site will be made available to the public for sports and adult education outside school hours.
see... Co-operative Academy of Manchester
Ofsted Report
education bosses looked urgently at finding alternative tuition for the schoolboy 15, who had been sat at home for five months, despite insisting he wants to return to school. The LEA had ordered Plant Hill Arts College to admit the schoolboy after he was refused entry, but the school appealed to the Secretary of State Alan Johnson
, who decided against forcing them to comply.
and was left unconscious
in a vicious "happy slapping
" attack on 9 May 2005. Footage of the attack was circulated on pupils' mobile phones.
The child's angry mother contacted national and local journalists in response to her daughters attack. The Childs mother commented that Plant Hill High had not taken tough action, even though the attack was a series of bullying incidents she had reported to the school. A request for an assembly to confiscate the mobile phones had been refused. At the time of going to national and local press, Plant Hill High School had refused to comment.
Blackley
Blackley is an area of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north of Manchester city centre, by a meander of the River Irk. Further north is Middleton...
area of North Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. The school had approximately 820 pupils on roll before its was replaced by the Co-operative Academy of Manchester. The school was in close proximity to the M60 motorway
M60 motorway
The M60 motorway, or Manchester Orbital, is an orbital motorway circling Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. It passes through all Greater Manchester's metropolitan boroughs except for Wigan and Bolton...
affording it excellent links, by road, to a wide area. It was also well served by public transport.
Plant Hill as a Specialist Arts College
In September 2005 Plant Hill High School was awarded specialist status and became Plant Hill Arts College. This had a huge impact on student learning by enhancing the curriculum, with additional provision in- Performing Arts – musicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, dramaDramaDrama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, danceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, media studiesMedia studiesMedia studies is an academic discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history and effects of various media; in particular, the 'mass media'. Media studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly from its core disciplines of mass... - Visual Art – fine artFine artFine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
, 3D art, paintingPaintingPainting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and drawingDrawingDrawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who... - Media Arts – ICTICT (education)Information and communication technologies in education deal with the use of information and communication technologies within educational technology.-Purpose:...
, E-media
Plant Hill becomes Co-operative Academy of Manchester
Plant Hill Arts College, became the Co-operative Academy of Manchester as part of an overhaul of education in the city. Seven new academies in Manchester opened in September 2010 under the scheme. Plans for the Plant Hill site have been reveal as a 900-place high school and 120-place sixth form.The part-private academy, backed by the Co-operative Group, will specialise in finance and business studies. New facilities on the Plant Hill Road site will be made available to the public for sports and adult education outside school hours.
see... Co-operative Academy of Manchester
Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ A* - C
- 2002 18%
- 2003 28%
- 2004 31%
- 2005 35%
- 2006 23%
- 2007 24%
- 2008 32%
- 2009 17%
- 2010 42%
Ofsted Report
Former School facilities
- A purpose built sports hall
- A music and drama suite
- A swimming poolSwimming poolA swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
- 5 MFL rooms
- Learning support rooms for pupils with special needs
- 7 Science rooms
- 6 Technology rooms, including textile and food rooms
- 5 Humanities rooms
- 4 Computer rooms
- Library and study centre
- Careers base
- Pastoral base
- 2 Visual Arts Rooms
The school where one in four play truant
It was one of two schools to register more than one in four pupils in this category with 26.5 per cent, The figures were revealed in a school performance league tables published which list the percentage of pupils persistently truanting for the first time.Refusing to re-admit a former pupil
Plant Hill refusing to re-admit a former pupil who they claimed was too far behind in his GCSE studies to catch up. CouncilCounty council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.-United Kingdom:...
education bosses looked urgently at finding alternative tuition for the schoolboy 15, who had been sat at home for five months, despite insisting he wants to return to school. The LEA had ordered Plant Hill Arts College to admit the schoolboy after he was refused entry, but the school appealed to the Secretary of State Alan Johnson
Alan Johnson
Alan Arthur Johnson is a British Labour Party politician who served as Home Secretary from June 2009 to May 2010. Before that, he filled a wide variety of cabinet positions in both the Blair and Brown governments, including Health Secretary and Education Secretary. Until 20 January 2011 he was...
, who decided against forcing them to comply.
"Happy Slapping" attack
A schoolgirl of 16 years old was attacked in BlackleyBlackley
Blackley is an area of the city of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It is north of Manchester city centre, by a meander of the River Irk. Further north is Middleton...
and was left unconscious
Unconsciousness
Unconsciousness is the condition of being not conscious—in a mental state that involves complete or near-complete lack of responsiveness to people and other environmental stimuli. Being in a comatose state or coma is a type of unconsciousness. Fainting due to a drop in blood pressure and a...
in a vicious "happy slapping
Happy slapping
Happy slapping was a fad in the UK, in which someone assaulted an unwitting victim while others recorded the assault...
" attack on 9 May 2005. Footage of the attack was circulated on pupils' mobile phones.
The child's angry mother contacted national and local journalists in response to her daughters attack. The Childs mother commented that Plant Hill High had not taken tough action, even though the attack was a series of bullying incidents she had reported to the school. A request for an assembly to confiscate the mobile phones had been refused. At the time of going to national and local press, Plant Hill High School had refused to comment.
Notable alumni
- Hasney AljofreeHasney AljofreeHasney Aljofree is a former English footballer who played as a defender.He began his career with Manchester United, during which time he earned one cap for the England U18 side. He joined Bolton Wanderers in 1996 and made his first team debut the following year...
- A professional footballer, currently with Oldham Athletic A.F.C. (2010–present).