Kingsway Park High School

Kingsway Park High School
Motto Aiming High, Achieving Excellence
Established 1 September 2010
Type High School
Foundation School
Headteacher Deborah Ball
Chair David Roberts
Location Turf Hill Road
Kingsway, Rochdale
Greater Manchester
OL16 4XA
United Kingdom
Local authority Rochdale
DfE URN 135795 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 940
Gender Mixed-sex
Ages 11–16
Website KingswayPark.org

Kingsway Park High School is an 11–16 [1] mixed Foundation School that opened in September 2010.[2][3] The school is located in the Kingsway area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The school has approximately 995 students on roll, the majority of these students are from ethnic minority backgrounds, mostly of Pakistani heritage.[4]

History

The school was established as a result of an amalgamation[3] of Balderstone Technology College and Springhill High School under the Building Schools for the Future program.[2][5][6]

The schools trust, Kingsway Learning Trust Limited was established in May 2010 by partner school Middleton Technology School along with Rochdale Sixth Form College and the Rochdale local authority. Middleton Technology School continues to support Kingsway Park High School, this includes the use of staff from the partner school.[7]

School performance

During the school's first Ofsted inspection in October 2011, the school was given an overall result as satisfactory. GCSE results were described as low and students did not make expected progress from predicted results. However pupil attendance is good and the school is also described as improving.[4]

New school building

Under the Building Schools for the Future program, the school will receive a new building built on the former Springhill High School site on Turf Hill Road, the new building is scheduled to open September 2013.[8]

Coordinates: 53°36′17″N 2°08′17″W / 53.6047°N 2.1381°W

References

  1. ↑ KPHS - Dept of Education education.gov.uk
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kingsway Park High Schooll Rochdale.gov.uk
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 KPHS - Edubase edubase.gov.uk
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 KPHS Ofsted Inspection 2011
  5. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Katie (15 January 2011). "School league tables: Students make grade as results hit new high". Rochdale Observer (M.E.N. Media).
  6. ↑ Balderstone Technology College Rochdale.gov.uk
  7. ↑ Arrangements to Support KPHS Middleton Technology School
  8. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Katie (6 October 2009). "New head is all set for joint role". Rochdale Observer (M.E.N. Media).