Priestnall School
 | |
| Motto | "Educating For life" |
|---|---|
| Established | 1974 |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Religion | All religions |
| Headteacher | Julie Yarwood |
| Specialism | Sports College |
| Location |
Priestnall Road Heaton Mersey Stockport Greater Manchester SK4 3HP  England Coordinates: 53°25′04″N 2°11′58″W / 53.41782°N 2.19956°W |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| DfE URN | 106133 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1200 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Colours | Forest Green, Indigo Purple, Golden Yellow, Metallic Red, Royal Blue and Navy Blue. |
| Website | Priestnall School |
Priestnall School is a secondary school in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, England. There are currently over 1200 students attending the school. The Headteacher is Julie Yarwood.[1]
The school is split into 5 colleges: Bridgewater College, Imperial College, Urbis College, Victoria College and Rylands College. There are a mixture of year groups in each of these mini-colleges, each having its own head of college with the title "Director of Studies". Each Director of Studies acts similarly to a Head of Year.
Priestnall is a recognised Sports College with all pupils receiving at least three physical education lessons per week, as well as having the option to undertake varied extra curricular sporting activities.
History
The school was established in 1974 by a merger of Fylde Lodge High School, which was located in Priestnall Road, Heaton Mersey, and Stockport High School for Girls, which was located in Cale Green. Priestnall School took over the Fylde Lodge High School building. The Stockport High School building was subsequently used first by Davenport High School, then by Hillcrest Grammar School from 1983.[2]
Fylde Lodge High School was built in the 1960s as an all girls school. It was still an all girls school at the time of the merger. Males were allowed to study at Priestnall School from 1987. Priestnall still to this day keeps some heritage of Fylde Lodge, such as a statue of a lion in the school quad holding a shield with an original inscription from Fylde Lodge High School.
As of 5th February 2000, there was a ban of all mobile phones on the school premises, after a fight was arranged with another local high school.[3] However, the last few years before 2013 saw this rule relaxed, with mobile phones now allowed as long as they are not seen on the premises or heard in class during the school day.
Uniform
The school has a very strict uniform policy and consists of a white shirt with college tie, a navy skirt (girls) or navy trousers (boys), navy tights or socks, black shoes, navy jumper or cardigan and navy college blazer. There are also strict regulations on the school's P.E uniform.[4]
Colleges
There are five colleges, each of which is assigned certain subjects. They are as follows:
- Bridgewater
- Maths and ICT
- Imperial
- Geography and Science
- Rylands
- Drama, English, History and Media
- Urbis
- Technology, Beliefs and Values, Music and Art
- Victoria
- PE and MFL
They are all named after Manchester landmarks – the Bridgewater Hall, the Imperial War Museum, Urbis, the John Rylands Library, and Victoria Baths.
Notable alumni
- Liam Broady – tennis player[5]
- Naomi Broady – tennis player[6]
- The Blossom Twins: Lucy Osterfeld (née Knott) and Kelly Sharpe (née Knott) – professional wrestlers contracted with TNA Wrestling[7]
References
- ↑ "Priestnall School". Stockport Council. Stockport Council. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ "Celebrating our History" (pdf). The Hillcestrian 2009-2010. Hillcrest Grammar School. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "Mobile phones used to arrange school fight". BBC News. BBC News. 16 February 2000. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ↑ [http://www.priestnall.stockport.sch.uk/index.phtml?d=113469. "Uniform"]. Priestnall School. Priestnall School. 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ↑ "Sports Personality – Liam Broady – Winner". Proud of Stockport Awards Winners 2011. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ Vignes, Spencer (22 June 2011). "Tennis: Naomi Broady’s Wimbledon bow ends in tears but youngster tells Spencer Vignes she will only be better for the experience". Manchester Evening News - Other Sports. MEN Media. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "Wrestling twins hope career will blossom". Manchester Evening News. Manchester Evening News. 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||