Egerton Park Arts College

Egerton Park Arts College

Egerton Park Arts College is a comprehensive school for boys and girl between the ages of 11-16. It is on "Egerton Street", Denton, Tameside, Greater Manchester, M34 3PB.

History

It used to be called Egerton Park Community High School, and previous to that Egerton Park Secondary School. It has been awarded specialist Arts College status.

Proposed Merger

In 2010 Egerton Park is set to merge with fellow Denton high school Two Trees Sports College, on the Egerton Park campus, creating a City Academy style high school. The name of the new school is currently undecided, with consultation taking place concerning five suggested names.

Academic performance

Like all except two schools in Tameside LEA, it has no sixth form. At GCSE it gets results under the England average, although a few per cent under the Tameside average.

Notable Alumni

* Samantha Siddall - Actress, notable for her role as Mandy Maguire in Channel 4 series "Shameless"
* Andrew Gwynne.the local MP for Denton and Reddish

Notable teachers

* Thomas Clarke (born c. 1972), a former Head of Science who was [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2591957.stm jailed] for life in December 2002 for murdering a 71 year old pensioner and leaving a teenager disabled.

External links

* [http://www.egertonpark.tameside.sch.uk Website]
* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/EstablishmentView.aspx?EstablishmentID=6257 EduBase]


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