Trentham High School
| Motto | Being the best that we can be |
|---|---|
| Type | A Co-operative Trust College |
| Headteacher | Dr R Blencowe |
| Location |
Allerton Road Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST4 8PQ England Coordinates: 52°58′18″N 2°11′42″W / 52.9718°N 2.1949°W |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Capacity | 760 |
| Gender | Both |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses |
Phoenix Griffin Centaur Dragon Salamander |
| Website |
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Trentham High School is a secondary school located in the village of Trentham in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.[1]
History
Trentham High takes pride in its excellence in results. On average students leave with 14 GCSEs; higher than local private/grammar schools.[2]
On 3 July 2015, Trentham High made national coverage on Itv's This Morning, about the school's new policy on that school skirts would be banned for females, and only trousers are to be worn. [3]
Subjects
The school offers a range of subjects. Most are compulsory in years 7 8 & 9 and become optional in years 10 and 11, when students will sit exams. Subjects include -
- Science (Physics, Chemistry & Biology)
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- English Literature
- English Language
- Resistant Materials
- Religious Education
- Physical Education
- Performing Arts
- Modern Foreign Languages - (French, Spanish & German)
- History
- Health & Social Care
- Geography
- Design & Technology
- Drama
- Dance
- Creative Performance
- Computing / ICT
- Business Studies
- Catering
- Art
House system
THS operates a house system involving all years. They believe in creating smaller family units at Trentham High School; This structure forms the basis for a house system and permeates all aspects of school life.[4] On admission to the school, each student is assigned to one of the five houses :
- Phoenix (Red)
- Dragon (Blue)
- Salamander (Green)
- Dragon (Purple)
- Centaur (Orange
Within these houses, the students have morning form sessions together consisting of forms of years 7 to 11. Students make up their houses representations in the schools ever growing range of yearly inter-house competitions. House Competitions include:
- Football
- Basketball
- Netball
- Sports Day
- Talent Shows - (a variety of singing, dancing, comics, etc.)
- Point collecting - (for excellence in subjects and attendance)
Each House is led by an achievement manager, who is in charge of organising all house activities. They are assisted by 2 house captains, selected from the year 11 students. The house captains are responsible for organising and preparing the teams for the competitions, and often officiate at the events themselves. All students and staff are members of a house. This creates lively and energetic competition in sport, the arts, core subjects, attendance & punctuality and academic achievement. Students at Trentham High School are all placed into house tutor groups. A student in year 7 will therefore be placed in a tutor group composed of fellow year 7 students and a number of year 8, 9, 10 and 11 students forming a vertical tutor group. This enables older students to support and ‘buddy’ year 7 students in all aspects of school life, contributing to a nurturing ethos.[4]
Feeder Schools
- Ash Green Primary School
- Priory Primary School
Leavers Destinations
As Trentham does not have a sixth form, most students progress their studies onto local sixth forms and college. The main destinations include local grammar school St Josephs Sixth Form, and Newcastle Under Lyme College sixth form.[5]
References
- ↑ "TRENTHAM HIGH SCHOOL". TRENTHAM HIGH SCHOOL. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ "GCSE results: Staffordshire teenagers buck the national exam trend". The Sentinel. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ↑ "Are short skirts in school a distraction?". itv.com.
- 1 2 "Trentham High School". trenthamhighschool.co.uk.
- ↑ "Trentham High School". trenthamhighschool.co.uk.