Bramhall High School

Bramhall High School

Infobox UK school
name = Bramhall High School


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specialist = Science College and Reed College of Enterprise
street = Seal Road
city = Stockport
county = Greater Manchester
country = England
postcode = SK7 2JT
LEA = Stockport
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staff = 124
enrollment = 1,488
gender = Co-educational
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website = http://www.bramhallhigh.stockport.sch.uk
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Bramhall High School is a comprehensive high school in Bramhall, Stockport, England. The school is a Science College and a Reed College of Enterprise. It is also a teacher training school in connection with Manchester Metropolitan University.

The school has a large number of high achieving students with 75% of students achieving 5 or more good GCSE grades in 2007 (67% including English and Maths) [http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_07.pl?No=3564038&Mode=Z&Type=SC&Phase=1&Year=07&Base=b&Num=356] . There are also a very wide range of extra curricular activities and the school has a long record of outstanding success in sport (with more than 50 school teams), music (with four bands and many ensembles), drama, public speaking and more.

Many students come from professional families and a good percentage of parents work in the media. As a result, the school has experienced more than its fair share of press attention.

The school came under the spotlight in 2002, when they asked parents of pupils to pay £10 a month to help following cuts in funding from Stockport Education Authority under the Labour government [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1948936.stm BBC News: School asks parents for £10 a month] .]

The school was initially criticized after the installation of unisex toilets in 2000, as a move to tackle bullying and smoking. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/914327.stm BBC News: School installs unisex toilet] , "September 7 2000"] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/915957.stm BBC News: Head defends the school] , "September 8 2000"] Subsequently, this development has become accepted Government policy, and the school features on the ‘Bog Standard’ website, [http://www.bog-standard.org/display_case_studies.aspx?id=6] was selected as a case study in good design by the Design Council and in 2007 was the subject of a follow-up documentary for the BBC Breakfast Programme. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/breakfast/6583709.stm]

The school also was the focus of critical news headlines after it introduced sniffer dogs to search the school premises for traces of illegal drugs. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/specials/drugs/351621.stm BBC News: School fights] , "May 24 1999"] Like the toilets, this too is now official Government policy and accepted practice in many secondary schools.

In March 2007, the school was in the news after banning traditional knotted ties from the school uniform and replacing them with clip-on ties. A spokesperson for the school later declared that the move to introduce clip-on ties was "more about student appearance than health and safety". [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/6465695.stm BBC News: School bans 'knotted ties'] "March 19 2007"]

In 2006 the school was inspected by the schools regulator, Ofsted. Much of the work of the school was rated as good or better, (outstanding Physical Education, Music, Drama, Technology) but the inspectors disagreed with some of the school's own assessment of standards, claiming that the school offered a satisfactory standard of education. In 2007, the school achieved its best ever results, with excellent attainment across the ability range and positive value-added at both KS3 and KS4.

After Bramhall High, most students attend one of the local sixth form colleges: Aquinas College, Stockport, Cheadle And Marple Sixth Form College or Stockport College

Notable alumni

* Yvette Fielding (TV presenter)
* Esther Hall (TV actor)
* Mark Chatterton (actor)
* Jo Blakeway (radio presenter)
* Keith Fielding (Rugby player)
* Hannah Whelan (Olympic Gymnast) [http://www.bramhallhigh.stockport.sch.uk/]

References

External links

* [http://www.bramhallhigh.stockport.sch.uk Bramhall High]


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