| Motto | Animo Atque Fide<br |
|---|---|
| Established | 1951 (Counthill Grammar School) |
| Closed | 2010 (renamed Moorside Campus, Waterhead Academy) |
| Type | High School |
| Head teacher | Mr David Lack |
| Location | Counthill Road Oldham Greater Manchester OL4 2PY England |
| Local authority | Metropolitan Borough of Oldham |
| DfE URN | 105728 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 900 (approx.) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Globe, Granville, Cairo and Albany (local mills) |
| Website | Intranet home page |
Counthill School formerly a high-achieving Grammar School, was a mixed gender secondary school for 11 – 16 year olds in the Moorside area of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. The School closed at the end of July 2010 as part of the New Oldham Academies Project, merging with Breezehill School to form Waterhead Academy.
The school had approximately 900 pupils on roll. Opened in September 1951, it is reputedly the highest secondary school above sea level in the country. Its motto was Animo Atque Fide.
Oldham Borough Council decided to reshape secondary schooling under the UK government's Building Schools for the Future project. Counthill, along with four other failing schools at the time (Breeze Hill, Kaskenmoor, Grange, South Chadderton) where earmarked for closure to form two new Academies.[1]
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David J. Clifford resigned as head teacher in March 2005 after Ofsted criticised him as lacking a clear strategic vision for improving his pupils' quality of education.[2][3]
Mrs Margaret Ryan who got the school out of special measures, after replacing Mr Clifford retired from her post on September 12, 2008.[4]
Mr David Lack was appointed Headteacher in 2008 and has a record for transforming struggling school. He left when the school merged.
Although the school did require Special Measures in 2004[5] on 23 November 2006 the special measures tag was removed.[6] GCSE exam results improved from 27% in 2004 to 51% passes at A-C in 2007.[7]
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