Sir William Stanier Community School
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| Sir William Stanier Community School | |
| Type | Secondary School |
| Head teacher | Mark Stanyer |
| Location | Coronation Street Crewe Cheshire CW1 2PZ England |
| Ofsted number | 135137 |
| Ages | 11 to 16 |
| Website | Website |
Sir William Stanier Community School is a secondary school located in Crewe, Cheshire. It was formed by amalgamating Victoria Community Technology School (VCTS) and Coppenhall High School.
The head teacher of the school is Mark Stanyer. There are various specialist subjects taught at the school including Art and Information Technology (ICT).
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[edit] Campus
The school is situated on two sites: the Lime Tree site and the Meredith site. The school will eventually be situated in a new building ajoined to the old Coppenhall building. The old site of Victoria Meredith will be converted into the new Delamere house. The Ludford site is to be demolished. Plans for Newdigate site remain unclear. The new school site should be completed by September 2009.
Sir William Stanier Community School has a high quantity of technical equipment such as Laser Cutting Tools.
[edit] History
The school was formed by merging Victoria Community Technology School (VCTS) and Coppenhall High School. The school is named after William Stanier, who helped to revolutionise steam locomotives. The amalgamation was approved in 2006, despite a lack of approval from pupils at the constituent schools. As a result of the consolidation, teachers from both sites have moved from on site to the other.
[edit] Charity
Over the years VCTS and CHS have supported charity in many ways such as non uniform days for Comic Relief and special events for Children In Need such as Staff Karaoke, Rock Concerts and Sponge a Teacher & Prefect. The schools amounts raised for charity is above the £1000 Point
[edit] Year 11
Victoria's current year 11 group have been an outstanding group to this school. There prefects have shown there gratitude by helping to make the school a better place for future generations. These prefects include James Yuill, Mark Walker, David Copeland, Chris Broad, Paige Wooding, Claudia Holland and many more wonderful people. They will be dearly missed by one and all.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Sir William Stanier Community School Official Site
