Turton School

Main School Building

Construction for the main school buildings started in 1939, but were postponed due to the Second World War. The school is housed in original 1954 buildings alongside a new dining room and renovations completed in 2018. It is over-subscribed, with two applications per place. Facilities include a community swimming pool and sports hall. The school enjoys sporting success in hockey, netball, soccer, rugby, basketball, tennis, cricket, rounders, badminton, table tennis, volleyball and softball, and also offers dance, gymnastics, swimming, aerobics.[1]

There are junior and senior choirs, a training orchestra and senior orchestra, wind band, flute choir, brass band, string quartet and wind quartet. Other extra-curricular activities range from chess, technology and computers to drama and writing groups that produce a school magazine and newsletter. Turton High also offers an industrial awareness conference, Young Enterprise, sixth-form debating and a variety of charity events.[1]

Re-organised as a comprehensive in 1971, the school is situated in the northern extremity of Bolton in a suburban commuter area.[1]

Turton Sixth Form Entrance

The Sixth Form at Turton offers over 30 Advanced Level courses and is based in a purpose-built centre with all the facilities you would expect to support a quality learning environment.[2]

In addition to the expected Common Room, ICT facilities and Study Area, the Sixth Form has an all-day Snack Bar, Conference Area, Television Studio, Music facilities and Media Suite.[2]

Pupils join the Sixth Form from all the schools in the local area and beyond due to the ease of access. Over half of these have not previously attended the main school and it is therefore very much a new start for all those who join.[2]

• Awarded Healthy School status in March 2007
• The latest Ofsted report states:

  "Standards are well above average and rising, as a result of good teaching and teachers' effective use of data to set targets"

• Teachernet school achievement award winner
• FA charter standard school

• Headteacher: Ms S. Gorse
• Deputy Headteachers: Mrs C. Bach. Ms C. Baily
• Director of Sixth Form: Mrs K. Bali
• Assistant Headteachers: Mrs J L Edge.

Miss A Lane Miss K Leonard Miss N R Parry Mr P Tiltman

• James Carlton (aka James Slark; born 1977), Actor, Emmerdale and Heartbeat
• Justin Chadwick (born 1968), Producer of The Other Boleyn Girl and Long Walk to Freedom.
• John Cunliffe (born 1984), former professional footballer in the United States.
• David Flitcroft (born 1974), Footballer Manager of Swindon Town
• Garry Flitcroft (born 1972), Footballer Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City
• Paul Heathcote (born 1960), Chef
• Chris Hunt (born 1968), Badminton Gold medalist European and Commonwealth
• Andy Kellett (born 1993), footballer Bolton, Plymouth,now Wigan
• Tom Lancashire (born 1985), Middle-distance athlete 2008 Olympian
• David Andrew Phoenix (born 1966), Biochemist and Educationalist
• Craig Pilling (born 1986), Wrestling Commonwealth Games 2014 Bronze Medallist
• Clare Pollard (born 1978), Poet and playwright
• Paul Sixsmith (born 1971), International Footballer for Malta
• Stuart Stokes (born 1976), Athlete, 2012 Olympian 3000m Steeplechase
• Simon Whaley (born 7 June 1985), former footballer playing for Bury, Preston North End, Barnsley, Norwich City, Rochdale and Bradford City.
• Sammy Winward (born 1985), Actress, Emmerdale.

• Welcome to the VLE
• Main School Website
• Ofsted Reports