The Barlow RC High School
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| The Barlow Roman Catholic High School | |
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Didsbury / East Didsbury, Manchester, United Kingdom  |
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| Headmaster | Michael O'Neill |
| Deputy heads | Mrs C McCarron, Mr T Beesley |
| Students | 885[1] |
| Teaching staff | 78 |
| Type | Comprehensive, Catholic |
| School Colour(s) | Maroon, White |
| Established | 1985 |
| Homepage | Barlow RC High |
The Barlow RC High School & Specialist Science College (known locally as just Barlow) is a well-known comprehensive educational institute, located in the south of Manchester, England. Dedicated to Saint Ambrose a local catholic martyr and saint, the school was established in 1985 after the merging of the Hollies RC High School for Girls and St Marks RC High School for Boys. The school is situated in Didsbury, a prosperous suburb of Manchester. The school has also consistently performed well in OFSTED inspections and tests in which their pupils expectate to take. The school also features a comprehensive library. As the name suggests Barlow was recently awarded specialist status in science. The school has acted on this by offering a new variety of courses in science at GCSE. Also, Barlow has recently been awarded the Manchester Inclusion Standard for "being properly inclusive to all pupils".[2]
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[edit] The Building
The Barlow has a relatively small campus in comparison with other local high schools, which have recently gone under drastic transformations, such as Parrs Wood Technology College which is nearby. The Barlow building itself has around 90 rooms, including the Religion block (which was constructed around 6-7 years ago), dining areas, library and the various closets.[citation needed]
[edit] Pupils
The school has a quite a large number of pupils,[3] estimated at 1000.[3]
[edit] Special Requirements
There is a centre for children with varying disabilties which is open during school hours. The 'AB' Centre as it's known is an acronym for Ambrose Barlow the patron saint of the school.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Oasis - (Noel Gallagher & Liam Gallagher) [4]
- Alan McLoughlin
- Alan Keegan [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Ofsted Inspection 2007. Ofsted. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ Awarding of Inclusion Standard. Manchester City Council. Retrieved on 2007.
- ^ a b DFES Report. Department for Edcuation and Skills. Retrieved on 2007.
- ^ Manchester Irish. Retrieved on 2007.
[edit] External links
- Barlow RC High School Ofsted Report
