Fred Longworth High School

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Fred Longworth High School
Address
Fred Longworth High School
Printshop Lane

Tyldesley

Lancashire
,
M29 8JN

England
Coordinates 53°30′50″N2°28′43″W / 53.51378°N 2.4786°W / 53.51378; -2.4786
Information
Type Academy
MottoFacta Non Verba
Established7 March 1964 (1964-03-07)
Local authority Wigan Council
Department for Education URN 137448 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherPaul Davies
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Website http://flhs.org.uk/

Fred Longworth High School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status located in Tyldesley in the English county of Greater Manchester. [1]

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It was established as a girls' school by Lancashire County Council in 1964. The school became comprehensive in 1976 [2] and was awarded Arts College status in 1998. Previously a community school administered by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, Fred Longworth High School converted to academy status on 1 September 2011. However the school continues to coordinate with Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions.

Fred Longworth High School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. As well as for use for pupils, some of the school facilities are also available for hire to the local community. [3]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Fred Longworth High School". Fred Longworth High School. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "The School & Tyldesley". Fred Longworth High School. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Lettings". Fred Longworth High School. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Gill, Emma (2 October 2021). "From Olympic heroes to a Bake Off champion, the Greater Manchester high school fast becoming a fame factory". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 August 2022.


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