Trentham High School

Trentham Academy
Motto Aspire, Endeavour, Achieve
Type A Co-operative Trust College
Religion All
Headteacher Mr M Whittingham
Executive Headteacher Mrs E Mills
Location Allerton Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 8PQ
England
52°58′18″N 2°11′42″W / 52.9718°N 2.1949°W / 52.9718; -2.1949Coordinates: 52°58′18″N 2°11′42″W / 52.9718°N 2.1949°W / 52.9718; -2.1949
Local authority Stoke-on-Trent
Capacity 750 (up to 800)
Gender Both
Ages 11–16
Houses      Phoenix
     Centaur
     Dragon
     Salamander
Website http://www.trenthamacademy.co.uk

Trentham Academy is a secondary school located in the village of Trentham in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.[1]

History

On average students leave with 14 GCSEs.[2]

On 3 July 2015, Trentham High made national coverage on Itv's This Morning, about the school's new policy on that school skirts would be banned for females, and only trousers are to be worn. [3]

Subjects

The school offers a range of subjects. Most are compulsory in years 7 & 8 and become optional in years 9 10 and 11, when students will sit exams. Subjects include -

  • Science (Physics, Chemistry & Biology)
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • English Literature
  • English Language
  • Resistant Materials
  • Religious Education
  • Physical Education
  • Performing Arts
  • Modern Foreign Languages - (French & German)
  • History
  • Health & Social Care
  • Geography
  • Design & Technology
  • Drama
  • Dance
  • Creative Performance
  • Computing / ICT
  • Business Studies (enterprise)
  • Catering
  • Art
  • Media Studies

House system

THS operates a house system involving all years.[4] On admission to the school, each student is assigned to one of the four houses :

  • Phoenix (Red)
  • Salamander (Green)
  • Dragon (Purple)
  • Centaur (Orange)

Within these houses, the students have morning form sessions together consisting of forms of years 7 to 10. Students make up their houses representations. House Competitions include:

  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Netball
  • Sports Day
  • Talent Shows - (a variety of singing, dancing, comics, etc.)
  • Point collecting - (for excellence in subjects and attendance)

Each House is led by an achievement manager, who is in charge of organising all house activities. They are assisted by 2 house captains, selected from the year 11 students. The house captains are responsible for organising and preparing the teams for the competitions, and often officiate at the events themselves. All students and staff are members of a house. Students at Trentham High School are all placed into house tutor groups. A student in year 7 will therefore be placed in a tutor group composed of fellow year 7 students and a number of year 8, 9 and 10 students forming a vertical tutor group. This enables older students to support and ‘buddy’ year 7 students in all aspects of school life.[4]

Feeder Schools

  • Ash Green Primary School
  • Priory Church Academy

Leavers Destinations

As Trentham does not have a sixth form, most students progress their studies onto local sixth forms and college. The main destinations include local grammar school St Josephs Sixth Form, and Newcastle-under-Lyme College sixth form.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "TRENTHAM HIGH SCHOOL". TRENTHAM HIGH SCHOOL. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "GCSE results: Staffordshire teenagers buck the national exam trend". The Sentinel. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Are short skirts in school a distraction?". itv.com.
  4. 1 2 "Trentham High School". trenthamhighschool.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Trentham High School". trenthamhighschool.co.uk.
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