Lostock High School | |
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Selby Road , , M32 9PL | |
Coordinates | 53°27′17″N2°19′49″W / 53.45475°N 2.33036°W |
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Type | Community school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Local authority | Trafford |
Department for Education URN | 106365 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Executive headteacher | Nicola Doward |
Headteacher | Lindsay Brindley |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11to 16 |
Enrolment | 505 |
Capacity | 740 |
Website | http://www.lostock.trafford.sch.uk |
Lostock High School (previously known as Lostock College) is a mixed, 11-16 secondary modern school in Stretford, Greater Manchester, England. [1] The school has a capacity of 740 and currently enrols 505 students. [1]
From 2010 to 2013, there were plans to merge Lostock College (as it was then known) with Stretford High School to create a new academy. These plans faced significant opposition from parents at both schools as well as students at Lostock. [2] [3] As of January 2021, Lostock was "supported by Stretford High School" [4] with executive headteacher Mrs Nicola Doward overseeing both schools. [4]
In 2012, Lostock High School was criticised by Nick Pickles of Big Brother Watch for having four CCTV cameras located in children's toilets. [5]
In 2018 [6] and again in 2019, [7] Lostock High School was included on a list of schools released by the government detailing schools which had failed to meet government minimum standards. It was subsequently branded one of "England's worst schools" by the Daily Mirror. [7]
In 2020, 13-year-old Lostock High School pupil Tamia Riley, who is mixed-race, launched a petition calling for retailers to have 'more variety and skin tones in nude undergarments'. [8] [4] Riley received support from her school for her campaign [4] and was the subject of local and national media attention, appearing on the BBC's children's news programme Newsround. [8]
The school previously has specialist status as an Arts College, and funds were used for a new Music Suite with ICT support and a digital recording suite. A successful lottery bid was used to renovate and re-launch the community arts theatre, and build a new dance studio, used both by the school and the community.