| Balderstone Technology College | |
| Coordinates: | 53.6003°N -2.1496°W |
| Motto: | "Dare and you will prevail" |
| Established: | 1953 (as Rochdale Grammar School for Boys) |
| Closed: | 31 August 2010 |
| Type: | Grammar School Technology College |
| Head Label: | Headteacher |
| Head: | Mr Paul Wright Mr Nigel Jepson |
| Specialist: | Technology |
| Address: | Queen Victoria Street |
| City: | Balderstone |
| County: | Greater Manchester |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | OL11 2HJ |
| Local Authority: | Rochdale MBC |
| Urn: | 105836 |
| Staff: | 150 |
| Enrolment: | 785 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 16 |
| Free Label 1: | Former name |
| Free 1: | Rochdale Grammar School & Balderstone Community School |
Balderstone Technology College was a school in the Balderstone district of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England.
It is situated near the junction of Queensway (A664) and Oldham Road (A671) between Balderstone and Kirkholt. It is in the parish of St Mary, Balderstone.[1] [2]
The school was once called Rochdale Grammar School for Boys, formerly known as Rochdale Municipal High School for Boys on Church Lane. It was administered by Rochdale Education Committee, and moved to Queen Victoria Street in 1953 at a cost of £180,000. A grammar school had been founded in 1565 in Rochdale by Matthew Parker, then Archbishop of Canterbury. There was also Rochdale Grammar School for Girls on Falinge Road, becoming Falinge Park High School.[3]
It became a comprehensive in 1969 - the Balderstone High School, then Balderstone Community School in 1972 for boys and girls aged 14–18. In 1992 it became a high school for boys and girls aged 11–16. In 1999 it gained Technology College status.
The school closed on 31 August 2010 as a result of the Building Schools for the Future program. The school merged with Springhill High School and formed a new school called Kingsway Park High School. The building was used to host Kingsway Park High School until 2012 when a new building was built on the former Springhill High School site, Turfhill Road.[4]