Ellesmere Park High School
Ellesmere Park High School is an English secondary school located in the Ellesmere Park area of Eccles, Greater Manchester.
| Ellesmere Park High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Wentworth Road , , M30 9BP | |
| Coordinates | 53.4928°N 2.3342°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Founder | Mrs Aaron |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Department for Education URN | 105982 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Ian Ross |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
History
Grammar school
The school opened as Eccles Grammar School in 1958; its original building was nearby on Park Road in Monton, at the top of Hawthorn Avenue. This building was still used during the 1980s for 1st and 2nd year secondary pupils and then was pulled down to make way for housing. The building on Wentworth Road housed the 3rd, 4th and 5th years pupils, till the closing of the Monton building. The grammar school's magazine was called the Essayon.
Comprehensive
The school became a comprehensive in 1973 as Ellesmere Park High School on Wentworth Road. The school became Wentworth High School in 1987 and was extended in 1990.
The school was renamed Ellesmere Park High School in September 2014 and moved to a new, more modern building.[1]
Alumni
Wentworth High School
- Linzey Cocker, actress
- Joe Duddell, composer
Ellesmere Park High School (1973-87)
- Andy Crane, TV and radio presenter, does the weekday afternoon slot on BBC Radio Manchester
Eccles Grammar School
- Sidney Clarke (priest), Chaplain-in-Chief from 1930-33 of the RAF
- Bryce Fulton, full back for Plymouth Argyle F.C.
- Nicholas Higham FRS, mathematician
- Debbie Horsfield, TV writer who wrote Making Out, and the adaptation for the Poldark (2015 TV series)
- Elgar Howarth, brass band conductor
- Tom Neil DFC (1920-2018), Battle of Britain pilot
- Tony Warren MBE, creator of Coronation Street
See also
References
- Statham, Nick (28 November 2014). "Students celebrate official opening of new high school". Manchester Evening News.