Atherton Community School

Atherton Community School
Motto Expecting Excellence Everywhere and Love Grace Fellowship
Established 2012
Type Free school
President Chapel St Schools
Principal Mrs Lynn Burton (previously Mrs E Haddock)
Founder Chapel St Schools
Location Hamilton Street
Atherton
Greater Manchester
M46 0AY
England
53°31′17″N 2°29′34″W / 53.5214°N 2.4929°W / 53.5214; -2.4929Coordinates: 53°31′17″N 2°29′34″W / 53.5214°N 2.4929°W / 53.5214; -2.4929
DfE number 359/4005
DfE URN 138233 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Website athertoncommunityschool.com

Atherton Community School is a mixed secondary free school located in Atherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The school opened in 2012 for 11-year-old (Year 7) pupils, but will expand over the next few years to become a full secondary school. The schools sixth form opened in 2013.[1]

The school was the first free school to open in Greater Manchester,[2] and was established after the Chapel Street and Atherton Community Consortium had campaigned for the opening of a new secondary school in the Atherton area.[3] Where the number of applications for admission to the school is greater than the amount of places, priority is given to children living closest to the school.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Chapel St | About us". Athertoncommunityschool.com. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  2. ↑ "Greater Manchester's first free school opens in Atherton". Manchester Evening News. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  3. ↑ "Community school gets go-ahead (From Leigh Journal)". Leighjournal.co.uk. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  4. ↑ "Chapel St | Admission arrangements". Athertoncommunityschool.com. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
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