Bramhall High School
| Established | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Heather Cooper |
| Specialism | Science and Reed College of Enterprise |
| Location |
Seal Road Stockport Greater Manchester SK7 2JT England Coordinates: 53°21′34″N 2°09′52″W / 53.35941°N 2.16458°W |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| DfE number | ???/4038 |
| DfE URN | 106139 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 124 |
| Students | 1317 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website | Bramhall High School Home Page |
Bramhall High School is a comprehensive high school in Bramhall, Stockport, England.
Admissions
The school is a Science College and a Reed College of Enterprise. It is also a teacher training school in connection with Manchester Metropolitan University. It is situated in the east of Bramhall.
There are also a very wide range of extra curricular activities and the school has a long record of success in sport (with more than 50 school teams), music (with four bands and many ensembles), drama, public speaking and more.
History
It opened as Bramhall County Grammar School on Seal Road in 1967 as a co-educational three-form entry grammar school.
It became The Bramhall County High School in 1971 with a ten-form entry with a sixth form. New buildings were added to prepare for the comprehensive intake. Until April 1974 it was administered by Cheshire Education Committee. By 1973 it had a 12-form entry with around 1400 boys and girls. With the new LEA of Stockport, it became known as Bramhall High School in 1974. In 1975 it was a 9-form entry school with around 300 in the sixth form, and again was 12-form entry in 1980. Similar to Marple Hall School, the sixth form was closed in the early 1990s. There are no 11-18 schools in Stockport LEA.
Bramhall High School is partnered with Kitivo Secondary School in Tanzania. Bramhall students raise money to help the students and teachers in Kitivo. Their efforts have resulted in substantial improvements to the school, including a dormitory.
Press
The school came under the spotlight in 2002, when they asked parents of pupils to pay £10 a month to help following cuts in funding from Stockport Education Authority under the Labour government.[1]
The school was initially criticized after the installation of unisex toilets in 2000, as a move to tackle bullying and smoking but this still happens.[2][3] Subsequently, this development has become accepted Government policy, and the school features on the 'Bog Standard' website,[4] was selected as a case study in good design by the Design Council and in 2007 was the subject of a follow-up documentary for the BBC Breakfast Programme.[5] in August 2013 they put a wall in the unisex toilets so they are now just boys and girls.
The school also was the focus of critical news headlines after it introduced sniffer dogs to search the school premises for traces of illegal drugs.[6] Like the toilets, this too is now official Government policy and accepted practice in many secondary schools.
In March 2007, the school was in the news after banning traditional knotted ties from the school uniform and replacing them with clip-on ties that brake all the time. A spokesperson for the school later declared that the move to introduce clip-on ties was "more about student appearance than health and safety".[7]
OFSTED Report
In 2006 the school was inspected by the schools regulator, Ofsted. Much of the work of the school was rated as good or better, (outstanding Physical Education, Music, Drama, Technology) but the inspectors disagreed with some of the school's own assessment of standards, claiming that the school offered a satisfactory standard of education. In 2010, the school achieved its best ever results, with excellent attainment across the ability range and positive value-added at both KS3 and KS4. The latest OFSTED inspection took place during 2010, and the school was rated good overall.
Post-Bramhall Education
After Bramhall High, most students attend one of the local sixth form colleges: Aquinas College, Stockport, Cheadle And Marple Sixth Form College or Stockport College
Academic performance
The percentage of students gaining the top grades has reached the highest ever at 79.4%. The percentage achieving English, Maths and 5+ A* - C grades rose from last year's 65% to 66% (provisional with remarks pending). At the same time the average points score per student rose by 13 points. This measure indicates students gaining (on average) the equivalent of an extra A* each compared with similar students in 2004. A massive 80% of students achieved at least two C grades in Science, and 118 students achieved C or better in 3 separate sciences.[8]
Notable alumni
- Christine Bottomley, actress
- Richard Burden, Labour MP since 1992 for Birmingham Northfield
- Tina Cullen, hockey player
- Sacha Dhawan, actor
- Lauren Drummond, actress
- Keith Fielding, rugby league footballer
- Yvette Fielding, TV presenter
- Martin Fry, lead singer with 1980's New Romantic band ABC
- Esther Hall, TV actor
- Owen Jones, writer
- Harriet Mills, England rugby union International[9]
- Graeme Smith, swimmer
- Kelly Wenham, actress
- Hannah Whelan, Olympic gymnast[10]
References
- Guardian, 29 January 1974, page 20
- ↑ "School asks parents for £10 a month". BBC News. 24 April 2002.
- ↑ "School installs unisex toilets". BBC News. 7 September 2000.
- ↑ "Head defends unisex toilets". BBC News. 8 September 2000.
- ↑ "Information section - Case studies". Bog Standard. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ "Breakfast's series: Future School". BBC News. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ "School fights drugs with sniffer dog". BBC News. 24 May 1999.
- ↑ "School bans 'unsafe' knotted ties". BBC News. 19 March 2007.
- ↑ ""Stunning" GCSEs from Class of 200" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ "Harriet Millar-Mills - Official RFU England Profile". Rfu.com. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ "Bramhall High School | Homepage 2011". Bramhallhigh.stockport.sch.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
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