Reddish Vale High School
Reddish Vale High School, formerly Reddish Vale Technology College is a secondary school in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is a coeducational school with academy status, part of South Manchester academy trust, educating 1100 pupils in the 11-16 range.
| Reddish Vale High School | |
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| Location | |
Reddish Vale Road, Reddish, Stockport , , SK5 7HD | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy, Comprehensive |
| Mottoes | Reach Higher
Respect Aspiration Determination Independence |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| Trust | South Manchester Learning Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 145133 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Mrs Linda Hanson |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1100 |
| Website | www |
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Description
The school facilities include a sports hall, gym, astro turf pitch, tennis courts, purpose built performing arts block, library, farm and swimming pool. The school also offers specialist classrooms in the areas of cooking and nutrition, art and design, performing arts, science and computing.
It has been awarded the Artsmark Gold Award from the Arts Council of England.[1][2][3] A 2006 OFSTED report summarized it as "a good school".[4]
The school achieved its best GCSE results in the summers of 2016 and 2017; becoming the most improved school in Stockport in 2016.
Governance
Reddish Vale became a specialist Technology College in 1995, being one of the first LEA schools in the country to do so.[4] It was the first school in the United Kingdom to adopt the Co-operative College's co-operative -based model for trust school governance in 2007. Within a year, a further 25 schools adopted the model as one offering strong values and extensive engagement of all stakeholders within the learning community.[5]
Staff
The current Deputy Headteachers are Ms Carolyn Forsyth and Mrs Claire Evans. The current Headteacher is Mrs Linda Hanson.
References
- Haile, Deborah (10 June 2005). "School celebrates a double gold". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
- "Artsmark - recognition and reward for schools dedicated to the arts". Arts Council England. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
- "Artsmark - case studies". Arts Council England. Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
- Woodward, Mark (2004). Inspection Report: Reddish Vale Technology College (PDF). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2005-10-30. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
- Birch, Simon (26 July 2012). "Co-op schools: Is the future of education co-operation?". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2019.