The Swinton High School
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The Swinton High School came into existence in September 1988 when the Wardley
High School and Pendlebury
High School merged to form a single 11-16 comprehensive school
on one site, located half a mile from Swinton
town centre. The Swinton High School will be merging with Moorside High School
in 2011 to create a single school in Swinton. Whilst the buildings vary considerably in age and appearance, internal refurbishment of existing facilities has provided a generally pleasant working environment. A new maths suite, refurbished science labs, an ICT resource area comprising 7 computer rooms together with a further two elsewhere, a new design technology block and refurbished art and library facilities have improved the teaching environment. In the last five years all seven science laboratories have been completely refurbished in a programme costing over £500,000. Improvements to the school environment have been substantial over the last two weeks and are continuing to do so.
There are regular curriculum, pastoral, school group management and senior management team meetings. The school places high emphasis on staff development both for school improvement and personal professional development. There is a successful induction programme for new staff, which has been praised by OFSTED
and Investors in People
. The school had a very successful Ofsted inspection in January 2003 and is recognised as an improving school by staff, pupils, parents and the community.
The school provides a wide range of extra-curricula activities, which are well supported by pupils and staff. These provide opportunities for pupils to follow their interests and talents in drama, sport, music and dance. The school's musical activities have an excellent reputation and the steel pans have performed in a wide variety of places.
Study support is an integral part of the school. This summer marked the first successive summer school held since 1948. For the last three summers, they have held highly successful summer schools for gifted and talented pupils in years 6 and 7.
The boys' school became known as Cromwell Road Secondary School for Boys (motto) and was located in the 1930s building which has its entrance on Sefton Road. The girls' school became Cromwell Road Secondary School for Girls and was located within the original old school built before the First World War in nearby Warwick Street which runs between Sefton Road and Cromwell Road itself. The original Warwick Street school provided education for infant, junior and senior pupils.
were to be knocked down and merged into a new school to be built on the site of Moorside's playing fields.
The new school's playing fields would be based where the current Moorside building stands. The schools are no longer set to merge but under the new plans Moorside Primary School would be knocked down and rebuilt attached to the new high school.The school is no longer to be knocked down and is an academy.
Wardley, Greater Manchester
Wardley is a district of Swinton near Manchester. It borders the Linnyshaw/Walkden and Swinton areas.-Road:The A6 road passes through the district with frequent bus services linking Bolton, Farnworth and Walkden with Swinton, Salford and Manchester...
High School and Pendlebury
Pendlebury
Pendlebury is a suburban town in the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies to the northwest of Manchester city centre, northwest of Salford, and southeast of Bolton....
High School merged to form a single 11-16 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...
on one site, located half a mile from Swinton
Swinton, Greater Manchester
Swinton is a town within the City of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England. Located on the A6 road it stands on gently sloping ground on the southwest side of the River Irwell, and within the bounds of the orbital M60 motorway. It is west-northwest of Salford, and west-northwest of Manchester...
town centre. The Swinton High School will be merging with Moorside High School
Moorside High School
Moorside High School established in 1934 is a specialist secondary school in Mathematics and Computing located in Swinton, near Manchester, England. It is located on the East Lancashire Road , a dual carriageway. It is about a 15 minute walk from Swinton town centre and Swinton Shopping Centre or a...
in 2011 to create a single school in Swinton. Whilst the buildings vary considerably in age and appearance, internal refurbishment of existing facilities has provided a generally pleasant working environment. A new maths suite, refurbished science labs, an ICT resource area comprising 7 computer rooms together with a further two elsewhere, a new design technology block and refurbished art and library facilities have improved the teaching environment. In the last five years all seven science laboratories have been completely refurbished in a programme costing over £500,000. Improvements to the school environment have been substantial over the last two weeks and are continuing to do so.
Academic organisation
The school has a staffing complement of 96 full and part-time members, including teachers, non-teaching assistants, site, secretarial and administrative/reprographic staff, technicians and midday supervisors. The academic structure of the school is based on a system of ten faculty leaders (English, mathematics, science, ICT, design technology, performing and visual arts, humanities, modern foreign languages, personal, social and vocational education and pupil support), reporting to their respective deputy or assistant head line manager.There are regular curriculum, pastoral, school group management and senior management team meetings. The school places high emphasis on staff development both for school improvement and personal professional development. There is a successful induction programme for new staff, which has been praised by OFSTED
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
and Investors in People
Investors in People
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. The school had a very successful Ofsted inspection in January 2003 and is recognised as an improving school by staff, pupils, parents and the community.
The school provides a wide range of extra-curricula activities, which are well supported by pupils and staff. These provide opportunities for pupils to follow their interests and talents in drama, sport, music and dance. The school's musical activities have an excellent reputation and the steel pans have performed in a wide variety of places.
Study support is an integral part of the school. This summer marked the first successive summer school held since 1948. For the last three summers, they have held highly successful summer schools for gifted and talented pupils in years 6 and 7.
The school's history and origins
During much of the twentieth century the school was known by its original name which was "Cromwell Road School". Indeed from after the mid-1930s the school was split into separates secondary schools for boys and girls.The boys' school became known as Cromwell Road Secondary School for Boys (motto) and was located in the 1930s building which has its entrance on Sefton Road. The girls' school became Cromwell Road Secondary School for Girls and was located within the original old school built before the First World War in nearby Warwick Street which runs between Sefton Road and Cromwell Road itself. The original Warwick Street school provided education for infant, junior and senior pupils.
Planned merger
Under the original plans The Swinton High School and Moorside High SchoolMoorside High School
Moorside High School established in 1934 is a specialist secondary school in Mathematics and Computing located in Swinton, near Manchester, England. It is located on the East Lancashire Road , a dual carriageway. It is about a 15 minute walk from Swinton town centre and Swinton Shopping Centre or a...
were to be knocked down and merged into a new school to be built on the site of Moorside's playing fields.
The new school's playing fields would be based where the current Moorside building stands. The schools are no longer set to merge but under the new plans Moorside Primary School would be knocked down and rebuilt attached to the new high school.The school is no longer to be knocked down and is an academy.