Reddish Vale High School Explained

Reddish Vale High School
Mottoes:Reach HigherRespect

Aspiration

Determination

Independence

Urn:145133
Type:Academy, Comprehensive
Trust:South Manchester Learning Trust
Head Label:Headteacher
City:Reddish Vale Road, Reddish, Stockport
County:Greater Manchester
Country:England
Postcode:SK5 7HD
Local Authority:Stockport
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:874
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
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Reddish Vale High School, formerly Reddish Vale Technology College is a secondary school in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is a coeducational school with academy status, part of South Manchester academy trust, educating 1100 pupils in the 11-16 range.

Description

The school facilities include a sports hall, gym, astro turf pitch, tennis courts, purpose built performing arts block, library, farm and swimming pool. The school also offers specialist classrooms in the areas of cooking and nutrition, art and design, performing arts, science and computing.

It has been awarded the Artsmark Gold Award from the Arts Council of England.[1] [2] [3] A 2006 OFSTED report summarized it as "a good school".[4]

The school achieved its best GCSE results in the summers of 2016 and 2017; becoming the most improved school in Stockport in 2016.

Governance

Reddish Vale became a specialist Technology College in 1995, being one of the first LEA schools in the country to do so. It was the first school in the United Kingdom to adopt the Co-operative College's co-operative -based model for trust school governance in 2007. Within a year, a further 25 schools adopted the model as one offering strong values and extensive engagement of all stakeholders within the learning community.[5]

Staff

The current Deputy Headteachers are Mr S. Platt, Mrs P. Scott and Mrs C. Evans. The current Headteacher is Mrs Linda Hanson.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Deborah . Haile . School celebrates a double gold . Manchester Evening News . 10 June 2005 . 2006-10-11.
  2. Web site: Artsmark - recognition and reward for schools dedicated to the arts. 2006-10-11. Arts Council England . https://web.archive.org/web/20070206003937/http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/artsmark/artsmark_round5.php . 2007-02-06.
  3. Web site: Artsmark - case studies. 2006-10-11. Arts Council England . https://web.archive.org/web/20070205092757/http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/artsmark/artsmark_case_studies_reddish.php . 2007-02-05.
  4. Book: Woodward, Mark . Inspection Report: Reddish Vale Technology College . pdf . 2006-10-11 . 2004 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20051030094104/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/106/106134.pdf . 2005-10-30 .
  5. Web site: Birch . Simon . Co-op schools: Is the future of education co-operation? . The Guardian . 25 November 2019 . 26 July 2012.