Hartshead Sports College

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Hartshead Sports College
Motto Courtesy and Endeavour
Established 1956
Type Community School
President Super Intendant Chalmers
Headmaster Mr Peter Jackson
Specialism Sports College
Location Greenhurst Road
Ashton-under-Lyne
Lancashire
OL6 9DX
England
LEA Tameside
Ofsted number 106264
Students 1050
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11 to 16
School colours White & Black
Website http://www.hartshead.tameside.sch.uk/
Coordinates: 53°30′25″N 2°04′35″W / 53.50690, -2.07634

Hartshead Sports College is a mixed, comprehensive 11-16 school in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. The school has been awarded specialist Sports College status. The school is oversubscribed, accepting 210 students each year.

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[edit] History

The school was opened in 1956 and has been extended several times. Hartshead is a Community School, situated op the outskirts of Ashton-under Lyne and derives its name from nearby Hartshead Pike. In 1998 Hartshead was one of the first schools in the country to be awarded the prestigious “Sportsmark” by the English Sports Council.

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The school uniform consists of a white top/blouse, and black trousers or black skirts, the school tie, and a black school blazer.

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