Alder Grange School

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Alder Grange School and Sixth Form Centre
Address
Alder Grange School
Calder Road

Rossendale
,
Lancashire
,
BB4 8HW

England
Coordinates 53°42′30″N2°16′59″W / 53.70840°N 2.28318°W / 53.70840; -2.28318
Information
Type Community school
Motto‘Once an Alder Granger always an Alder Granger’ [1]
Local authority Lancashire
Department for Education URN 119722 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherJoanna Griffiths
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Enrolment830 [2]
HousesCribden, Whinberry and Swinshaw (Red, Green and Blue) [3]
Colour(s)Light blue, dark blue [4]
Website www.aldergrange.com

Alder Grange School is a secondary school and sixth form located in the east Lancashire town of Rawtenstall, England.

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Facilities

The school's sporting facilities include a gymnasium, a 3G pitch with astroturf, and Alder Grange Sports Centre - a fitness room with sports hall. The sports hall opened in 2008 which includes various facilities which include badminton courts, table tennis tables, outdoor football space and basketball courts.

Elsewhere, the school has one cafeteria, five science labs, four specialised technology rooms including a kitchen for food technology, a music room and one IT suite. [5]

The school is closely linked to school technology provider Promethean and has taken part in trials of new products, as well as frequently using current ones in day-to-day lessons. [6]

Awards and status

It previously held specialist school status as a Technology College (since 1993) and a second award in Applied Learning. [7] In 2007 it was designated a High Performing Specialist School. [8] The specialist school programme ended in 2013. [9]

Extra curricular activities

Apart from academic work, students at Alder Grange can participate in other activities. These include the Music School (includes extra instrument lessons or taking part in school productions such as a rendition of Grease) and formerly the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme (bronze to silver). [5]

ag6

In January 2011, Alder Grange School opened its new sixth form centre for 16- to 18-year-olds, giving its students an easier choice when they carry on full-time education after 16. The building had a construction cost of £6 million, and offers around 100 student places per academic year. [10]

Facilities

Facilities at the new ag6 building includes a catering kitchen and café, media studio with camera equipment, a science laboratory, a student social area with library, staff lounge and horticulture equipment. [5]

Courses

At ag6, students can take academic A levels, vocational BTEC (or similar) qualifications, or a mixture of both. Courses available include classic academic courses such as English literature, mathematics, sociology, the law, to vocational ones such as performing arts and creative media. [10]

Alderbeat

Alder Grange School launched its own internal radio station named Alderbeat in February 2012, after purchasing high-end radio equipment. The station was broadcast on 87.9FM and was played throughout the school. The station manager was an Alder Grange student. [11] Alderbeat was discontinued in March 2017.

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References

  1. ↑ "Home". Alder Grange. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Alder Grange School - GOV.UK".
  3. ↑ "House". Alder Grange.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. 1 2 3 "Alder Grange Prospectus" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Deborah (11 February 2008). "Students trial new text technology". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Establishment: Alder Grange Community and Technology School". EduBase. Retrieved 21 March 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "About Alder Grange". Alder Grange Community and Technology School. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  9. ↑ Watson, Ross (18 June 2010). "Government cuts millions from 14 to 19 reform funding". Children & Young People Now . Archived from the original on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  10. 1 2 "ag6 prospectus" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Rossendale school set up Alderbeat radio station". 2 March 2012.
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