Priestnall School
Priestnall School, known simply as Priestnall Secondary School, is a secondary school in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, England.
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Priestnall Road Heaton Mersey , , SK4 3HP England | |
| Coordinates | 53.41782°N 2.19956°W |
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| Type | Comprehensive |
| Motto | "Educating For Life" |
| Established | 1974 |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| Department for Education URN | 106133 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Mr Burns |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1300 |
| Colour(s) | Forest Green, Indigo Purple, Golden Yellow, Metallic Red, Royal Blue and Navy Blue. |
| Website | http://www.priestnall.stockport.sch.uk/ |
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.[1]
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.
Colleges
There are five colleges, each of which is assigned certain subjects. They are as follows:
- Bridgewater
- Maths, ICT and Business Studies
- Imperial
- Geography and Science
- Rylands
- Drama, English, History and Media
- Urbis
- Technology, Beliefs and Values, Sociology, Ethics, 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 former pupils
- Liam Broady – tennis player[2]
- Naomi Broady – tennis player[3]
- The Blossom Twins: Lucy Osterfeld (née Knott) and Kelly Sharpe (née Knott) – professional wrestlers formerly contracted with TNA Wrestling and former teaching assistants at St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School[4]
- Kate Richardson-Walsh – England field hockey player
- Leah McDerment - Professional basketball player
References
- "Celebrating our History" (PDF). The Hillcestrian 2009-2010. Hillcrest Grammar School. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- "Sports Personality – Liam Broady – Winner". Proud of Stockport Awards Winners 2011. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 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.