Woodhey High School
| Motto | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1979 |
| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Mr Brian Roadnight |
| Location |
Bolton Road West Ramsbottom Bury BL0 9QZ England |
| Local authority | Bury |
| DfE URN | 105361 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,000+ pupils |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses |
Ashton, Braidley, Calrows, W, X, Y& X No longer being used - Grant, Hoyle, Kay, Peel (year 8+ still uses all 7 houses as of 2018) |
| Colours | Maroon and Gold |
| Website |
www |
Woodhey High School is a secondary school in Ramsbottom, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester. Woodhey High School was built by Bury LEA (Local Education Authority) in 1979 to replace the Peel Brow Secondary Modern school. The school has just undergone a referbishment with a new food technology room. The school encourage independence and group work and also has a positive community. It has many facilities such as cooking rooms, D&T (Design and technology) and I.T (Information technology). Unfortunately the school is becoming overcrowded with more pupils in each year group every year (school has been asked to take more pupils almost finishing taking up extras). Also cuts in school funding has made the school fund raising events vital to the upkeep of the school.
Location
Woodhey High School is located near towns such as Bury, Bolton, Ramsbottom and Tottington and the suburbs of Brandlesholme, Greenmount and Edenfield and Rawtenstall. The address is: Woodhey High School, Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9QZ. The school has had major building work and renovation work that included several new classrooms and facilities around the school such as a recording studio.
Education
Secondary education is provided at Woodhey High School for 11- to 16-year-olds (Years 7 to 11). Many subjects are available to study at Woodhey including: Art, English Literature, English Language, Maths, (Double Award) Science (including biology, chemistry, physics), History, Geography, Music, Information Technology, Business Studies, Electronics, French, Spanish, personal social health citzenship education, film studies and, physical education
Notable former pupils
- Antony Cotton, actor who plays Sean Tully in Coronation Street
- Kelvin Lomax, footballer, most recently played for Hyde United
- Kieran Trippier, footballer currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur and brother of Kelvin Lomax
- Nat Taylor (footballer), currently playing for Ramsbottom United
- Just Jade (Dressage), finalist at trailblazers 2017