Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School
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Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School is a comprehensive school in Warrington
, Cheshire
.
in 1535. He left a legacy to pay for the education of six "poor boyes of the parishe" and it later became the Boteler Grammar School for Boys, serving the whole of Warrington. The original school was located in the town centre and the nineteenth century building survives at School Brow (now used as a council depot).
In 1936 there were plans for a new school at Latchford, built by the Warrington Education Committee. The school relocated to its current site in 1940, becoming a boys school. Girls were to be educated at the former site, but were later moved to the High School for Girls (now Priestley College
). From April 1974 it was administered by the Cheshire Education Committee.
in 1979 , as Victoria Park High School.
It became Warrington's only Church of England school in 2002, coinciding with the introduction of school blazers as part of the uniform.
Road) and neighbours the railway, and is near the Manchester Ship Canal
.
Warrington
Warrington is a town, borough and unitary authority area of Cheshire, England. It stands on the banks of the River Mersey, which is tidal to the west of the weir at Howley. It lies 16 miles east of Liverpool, 19 miles west of Manchester and 8 miles south of St Helens...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
.
Grammar school
It was founded in 1526 by Sir Thomas Boteler, later to be the High Sheriff of LancashireHigh Sheriff of Lancashire
The High Sheriff of Lancashire is an ancient officer, now largely ceremonial, granted to Lancashire, a county in North West England. High Shrievalties are the oldest secular titles under the Crown, in England and Wales...
in 1535. He left a legacy to pay for the education of six "poor boyes of the parishe" and it later became the Boteler Grammar School for Boys, serving the whole of Warrington. The original school was located in the town centre and the nineteenth century building survives at School Brow (now used as a council depot).
In 1936 there were plans for a new school at Latchford, built by the Warrington Education Committee. The school relocated to its current site in 1940, becoming a boys school. Girls were to be educated at the former site, but were later moved to the High School for Girls (now Priestley College
Priestley College
Priestley Sixth Form and Community College is a sixth form college located on Loushers Lane, Warrington, England. It also offers adult courses, professional training on another site, and is an associate college of the University of Salford.- Pass Rates :...
). From April 1974 it was administered by the Cheshire Education Committee.
Comprehensive
It became a mixed comprehensive schoolComprehensive 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 1979 , as Victoria Park High School.
It became Warrington's only Church of England school in 2002, coinciding with the introduction of school blazers as part of the uniform.
Admissions
It is for ages 11-16, and has no sixth form. It has a Christian ethos and serves the local area of Latchford. It is just off the A5061 (KnutsfordKnutsford
Knutsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in North West England...
Road) and neighbours the railway, and is near the Manchester Ship Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a river navigation 36 miles long in the North West of England. Starting at the Mersey Estuary near Liverpool, it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire. Several sets of locks lift...
.
Academic performance
Sir Thomas Boteler celebrated its best ever GCSE exam results in 2011, with 67% of pupils gaining 5A*-C grades and 47% gaining 5A*-C grades including English and Maths.Boteler Grammar School
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