Atherton High School (England)

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Atherton High School
Address
Atherton High School (England)
Hamilton Street

Atherton
,
Greater Manchester
,
M46 0AY

England
Coordinates 53°31′17″N2°29′34″W / 53.5214°N 2.4929°W / 53.5214; -2.4929
Information
Type Free school
MottoLove Grace Fellowship[ citation needed ]
Religious affiliation(s) Christianity
Established2012
TrustEducation Partnership Trust
Department for Education URN 138233 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherBen Layzell
Gender Mixed
Age11to 18
Website https://www.athertonhigh.com/

Atherton High School (formerly Atherton Community School & Hesketh Fletcher CofE High School) is a mixed Secondary school and sixth form located in Atherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It is formally designated as a Christian faith school. [1] The school opened in 2012 for 11-year-old (Year 7) pupils, but expanded over the next few years to become a full secondary school. The school's sixth form opened in 2013. [2]

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The school was the first free school to open in Greater Manchester, [3] and was established after the Chapel Street and Atherton Community Consortium had campaigned for the opening of a new secondary school in the Atherton area. [4] In 2020 the school was transferred to the Education Partnership Trust and was renamed Atherton High School. [5]

Admissions

Where admissions are oversubscribed, priority is given to children living closest to the school. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Schools, pupils and their characteristics: January 2017". Office of National Statistics. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Chapel St | About us". Athertoncommunityschool.com. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Greater Manchester's first free school opens in Atherton". Manchester Evening News. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Community school gets go-ahead (From Leigh Journal)". Leighjournal.co.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "High school set to be transferred to new academy trust". 2 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Chapel St | Admission arrangements". Athertoncommunityschool.com. Retrieved 3 April 2013.


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