Smithills School
Smithills School is a mixed secondary school located in Smithills, Bolton, Greater Manchester.[1]
| Smithills School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Smithills Dean Road Bolton , , BL1 6JS | |
| Coordinates | 53.5989°N 2.4543°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Local authority | Bolton Council |
| Department for Education URN | 140500 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Mr M Sidebottom |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 968 |
| Website | https://www.smithillsschool.net/ |
Previously a community school administered by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Smithills School converted to academy status on 1 January 2014. However the school continues to coordinate with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions.
Smithills School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.
This school was used in the filming of the first series of 4 o'clock club, and was known as Elmsbury High in the TV show
Notable former pupils
- Sara Cox, broadcaster
- Stu Francis, comedian
- Paul Fletcher, footballer
- Amir Khan, boxer
- Dave Spikey, comedian
- John Longworth, MEP[2]
- Paul Nicholls, actor
gollark: Actual good-faith discussion of facts is... not common.
gollark: A significant amount of the political conversations I've seen just have people throwing random "gotchas" at each other.
gollark: Yes, but that's not what people actually do.
gollark: Slightly, but even that's a stretch.
gollark: Not that you would be it if it did do things. But you're even less obligated.
References
- https://www.smithillsschool.net/
- Armitstead, Louise (21 September 2011). "New BCC boss John Longworth has been 'preparing for this role for 30 years'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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