Canon Slade School
Motto |
Ora et Labora (Latin: Pray and Work) |
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Established | ante 1855 |
Type | Voluntary aided secondary school |
Religion | Church of England |
Headmaster | Mr David Burton |
Founder | Canon James Slade |
Location |
Bradshaw Brow Bradshaw, Bolton Greater Manchester BL2 3PB England 53°36′08″N 2°24′33″W / 53.602127°N 2.409106°WCoordinates: 53°36′08″N 2°24′33″W / 53.602127°N 2.409106°W |
Local authority | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council |
DfE URN | 105267 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Students | 1,702 pupils |
Gender | Coeducational |
Ages | 11–18 |
Website | Official website |
Canon Slade School is a Church of England secondary school in Bradshaw in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.
History
The school was founded in 1855 by Canon James Slade as Bolton Church Institute, aimed at educating the poorer children of Bolton.[1] The Church Institute was on Institute Street. Offices and the Society of Friends Meeting House occupy the original site next to St Peter's Church. The school moved to its current site on Bradshaw Brow in 1956. The school holds its annual Founder's Day service at St Peter's.
The school became a direct grant grammar school, then a comprehensive. It celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2005 with a ceremony at the Bolton Arena. A range of items including a brief history - created by historian John Aldred - and a whole school photograph were produced to commemorate the occasion.
About the school
Although the school has changed since its inception, its motto "Ora Et Labora" (Pray and Work) is still its guiding principle. Its chapel, completed in 2004, bears witness to the centrality of the school's Christian faith.
The school has around 1,700 pupils on roll, including 340 in the sixth form. It has a reputation for its academic work, for several years the sixth form has been ranked amongst the top thirty nationally for A-level results in a comprehensive state school, and also for sport (Sportsmark Award and regular success in national competitions), for music, drama and other activities. It was a Specialist Arts College and is a Training School and has Healthy School and Leading Edge status. Since 2004 the school has been an Ambassador School for the National Academy of Gifted and Talented Youth. In 2009 the school was awarded Gold Standard by the Specialist School and Academies Trust for Community Cohesion.
Canon Slade School is set on a 57-acre (230,000 m2) site in the foothills of the West Pennine Moors on which are hundreds of mature trees, a river bank, two wildlife ponds, one of which is inhabited by several endangered species of amphibian, extensive sports fields, including a cross-country course and floodlit all-weather pitch.
Admissions
The governors' policy on admissions is to give priority to children from committed Christian families. The number of intended admissions each year to Year 7 is now 300. Pupils are admitted without reference to ability and aptitude except in the case of applicants to the sixth form.[2] To gain access to the sixth form candidates must hold a minimum of five GCSEs at grades A* to C including English Language and Mathematics.[3]
Sixth form
The sixth form centre is Ashworth House.[4] More than 50% of Year 11 pupils join the sixth form where there are around 340 pupils on roll.
In 2011, 94% of pupils who applied gained a place at university, 79% got a place in their first choice university, A Level passes were at 99.5% of which 25% were A* or A.
The range of A Level subjects offered includes Art and Design, Biology, Chemistry, Classical Civilisation, Computing, Dance, Design Technology, Drama and Theatre Studies, Economics and Business Studies, English Language, English Language and Literature, English Literature, Environmental Science, Film Studies, Food Technology, French, General Studies, Geography, Geology, German, History, Information and Communication Technology, Law, Mathematics: Further, Pure and Applied, Mathematics: Pure and Mechanics, Mathematics: Pure and Statistics, Music, Music Technology, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology and Spanish. There is also AS Critical Thinking and the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). The more vocational Advanced Creative and Media Diploma (worth 3.5 A-Levels) is also available.[5]
Notable alumni
Bolton Church Institute
- William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme (1851–1925), industrialist and philanthropist
- Arthur Henry Rostron (1869–1940), Mariner, Captain of the RMS Carpathia - rescuer of survivors of RMS Titanic, and later Commodore of the Cunard Line.
Canon Slade Grammar School
- Alyn Ainsworth (1924–1990), Bandleader.
- Angela Harris, Baroness Harris of Richmond (born 1944), Liberal Democrat life peer and a Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords.
- Basil Stanley Moss (1918–2006), Provost of Birmingham Cathedral from 1972 to 1986.
Canon Slade School
- Simon Aldred (born 1975), lead singer, guitarist and songwriter with band Cherry Ghost.
- Katy Cavanagh (born 1973), actress.
- Mark Charnock (born 1968), well known for playing Marlon Dingle in ITVs Emmerdale.
- Sara Cox (born 1974), radio presenter (6th Form only).
- Ashley Fletcher (born 1995), footballer for West Ham United
- Tom Glynn-Carney (born 1995), Actor. Best known for his role in the 2017 film Dunkirk
- Lilian Greenwood (born 1966), Labour politician. MP for Nottingham South from 2010.
- Ruth Higham (born 1978), Page Three model.
- Keith Hill (born 1969), football manager.
- Maxine Peake (born 1974), actress.
References
- ↑ School website
- ↑ "Admissions". Canon-slade.bolton.sch.uk. 2012-11-12. Archived from the original on 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
- ↑ http://www.canon-slade.bolton.sch.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33&Itemid=474. Retrieved January 31, 2011. Missing or empty
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