Manor Church of England Academy

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Manor Church of England Academy
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Address
Manor Church of England Academy
Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton

York
,
North Yorkshire
,
YO26 6PA

England
Coordinates 53°58′14″N1°07′58″W / 53.97060°N 1.13268°W / 53.97060; -1.13268
Information
Type Academy
MottoDeo Duce (Latin: "Led By God") "Serving Others, Growing Together, Living Life to the Full"
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England
Established1812;212 years ago (1812)
Local authority City of York
Department for Education URN 136544 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chair of GovernorsAndrew Richardson
PrincipalJordan Cairns (as of September 2023)
Staff86 (as of March 2012)
GenderMale and female
Age11 (Year 7)to 16 (Year 11)
Enrolment914 (as of March 2012)
HousesAbbey, Kings, Stuart, Wentworth
Website https://mce.hslt.academy/

Manor Church of England Academy a coeducational secondary school in York, England, and since April 2011, a Specialist Arts College and Leadership Partner School. Manor's history and traditions extend back two hundred years, over several sites in the city. Manor is part of the multi-academy trust Hope Learning Trust, York. [1]

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Manor's school history

Establishment and King's Manor, 1812–1922

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Kings Manor Lawn, York

Manor School originated as a project by the newly formed York Diocesan Board of the National Society for the Education of the Poor, whose remit was to establish schools in each parish for the educating of the 'labouring classes', to 'render them useful and respected members of society.' [2] The first building was secured with the Merchant Taylor's Company to rent their hall on Aldwark, and on 21 May 1812, 200 boys began their first day at the newly formed school. [3]

By 21 October 1812, an agreement had been reached for the school to use the 'Great Room' in the historic King's Manor, [3] as part of a plan to open a separate girls' school in Aldwark. By 1815 303 boys, 175 girls and six trainee teachers were attending the two school sites. [4]

Marygate, 1922–1942

After 110 years in the King's Manor, the accommodation was condemned, and the school moved to the former premises of York Industrial School on Marygate, with the aid of a £3,800 grant from the National Society. By 1932 the school enrolled 400 senior boys.

In the early hours of 29 April 1942, a Luftwaffe bombing raid on York resulted in a direct hit on the Manor School building, the headmaster arriving at 5am to find the building 'in ruins'. [5]

Priory Street, 1942–1965

Within a fortnight, the school was re-established in 'five good rooms, one not so good, two small cloakrooms and a share of the laboratory and gymnasium – very cramped quarters.' [6] The rooms were assigned to teach French, English, maths, art, and history to the 240 pupils attending.

Low Poppleton Lane, 1965–2009

Work started in April 1964 on a new building, the first purpose-built for the school. Overseen by Ron Dean, a young architect on his first job at Ward, Ruddick and Ward, the construction was completed in just under two years, at a cost of £133,101. [7] This was the first site for the school to have playing fields, and lessons commenced on 1 November 1965. The buildings were extended some time later, to include a new wing as the enrolment increased to around 650 pupils.

In 1985 the school became a comprehensive.

Millfield Lane, 2009–

In April 2009, Manor School moved to a new, highly improved site on Millfield Lane, York. The £17.6 million development now houses over three hundred more pupils than the old building, and includes facilities such as recording studios, industrial kitchens, and a central chapel for pupils. A new building, the HIVE, has been built to host Creative and Media collaborative provision for the city of York. This includes a theatre with gang plank, ticket desk and refreshments counter. [8]

In 2010 applications were advanced for Manor to receive 'academy' status, one of only two schools in the city (and 153 nationwide) that applied for this increased independence. [9] This has led to a call in the House of Commons from York Outer MP Julian Sturdy for greater budget clarity for academies. [10]

In 2023, a new balcony area was completed and opened. [11]

Headteachers

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Headmaster Peter Smith (left) with Archbishop John Habgood, at the official opening of Manor as a comprehensive school, 1985

Manor Currently

Music

Manor's music performances include those of its jazz band 'Manjazz' touring Europe, winning competitions (including at a performance at the Royal Festival Hall) and fundraising in York city centre. [15] Manor School produced a pupil choir in the 1990s, an orchestra, and rock bands that competed at the York Inter-school Battle of the Bands competition, held at the York Barbican Centre.

Performing arts

As an 'arts college' Manor school has produced shows and musicals organised by staff and pupils.

The performing arts building contains a 400-seat capacity hall with sound and lighting, and a 70-seat drama studio with space for drama lessons and TV recording. [16] The HIVE is a purpose-built creative and media centre seating 209. [17]

Religious aspects of Manor

As a school affiliated with the Church of England, faith and worship is often given as a reason pupils and staff choose to come to Manor. The current building has a designated space for worship and prayer, and features a cross on the building exterior, and plaques with the Lord's Prayer in each classroom. In addition, the academy has a chaplain who attends one and a half days a week. Manor pupils attend a regular Eucharist service, for which they may travel to the nearby Holy Redeemer Church, on Boroughbridge Road. [18] The academy website states that it does not present Church doctrine as propaganda: "It's not our purpose to take people in Year 7 and turn them into Christians by Year 11... Instead, we hope to encourage and explore ways which will enable young people to make a decision about faith." [18] The Church appoints the majority of school governors. [19]

Performance and applications

In 2012 Manor School pupils achieved 97% 5 or more A*-C grades (first in the city) and 66% including English and Maths (the government's headline measure), ranking it third in the city.

The school has been regularly oversubscribed and has a selection criteria for acceptance into the school that includes the faith and church attendance of the family, siblings already attending, and proximity to the school. [20] In 2009–10 Manor was the second most over-subscribed school in the country, having to turn down many applicants for available spaces. In September 2012 there were 180 places available for new entrants into Year 7 each year, 99 of which are allocated according to the child's stated religion. [20]

Manor offers GCSEs in PE, Food, Textiles, Product Design, Art, French/German, Geography, History, Music, Dance, Drama, IT, Computing and Triple Science on top of compulsory English, Maths, Religious Studies and at least Double Science. There is also an option to go to the Vale of York to do photography, psychology or business studies. Other courses at GCSE level with alternative qualifications are Child Development, Catering and Hospitality, Leadership, and Performing Arts. One lesson a week is set aside for 'Enrichment'; these lessons vary from cooking in the lower years to careers/life skills in higher years.

The Rotunda

The Rotunda is the name given to the two rooms occupying the space of a disused courtyard. The reason used for its construction is a surplus of students resulting in a lack of seating in the lunch hall. The ground-floor room, known colloquially as ‘The Base’ is fitted out with a rather grey theme, with a group of five central pillars leading upwards to a flat skylight. A star of folding tables manufactured by Spaceright is also present. Seemingly, no additional tables have been purchased, resulting in an unchanged number of seats. A slightly curved staircase leads to a very modern open space, with a central tube of glass, leading to the aforementioned skylight. There is a bar-style table with a series of high stools, and many smaller round tables with blue and grey blocks for seating. Many tables are already crudely engraved with a variety of phrases. The structure is rumoured to have cost a sum of one million pounds.

One Way System

During construction of The Rotunda, one corridor was boarded off and used to transport construction vehicles in and out of the courtyard. As a result, a one way system was introduced. The news was tentatively broken to the student body by means of a YouTube video. The one way systems persists to this day, despite completion of the works over a year ago.

Bollards

Standing proud in front of Manor Church of England Academy are twelve wooden bollards. Firmly set into concrete and painted with a medium-darkness shade of grey, they embody the Leadership Team and core values of the school. The number of bollards in the row, Twelve, is significant because Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour had twelve Apostles These bollards are thought to represent the twelve apostles.

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St Peter's bollard

Saint Peter,(erstwhile Simon) son of Jonah, was the first of Jesus' apostles, and is represented by the first bollard of this row.

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Andrew's bollard

Andrew, son of Jonah and brother of Saint Peter is another one of Jesus' apostles.

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James’ bollard

James, son of Zebedee and brother of John, is represented by the third bollard

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John's bollard

The fourth bollard, representative of John the Apostle, son of Zebedee and brother of James.

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James, son of Alphaeus’ bollard

James, son of Alphaeus and possibly brother of Matthew is, indeed, one of Jesus Christ's Apostles.

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Matthew's bollard

Matthew's family is unknown within Christian circles. He is named in the Bible as Alphaeus, so in Orthodox tradition, he is son of Alphaeus and brother of James. He has the sixth bollard.

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Judas Iscariot's bollard

Judas Iscariot was perhaps the most important of all the apostles. He betrayed Jesus by giving away his location to the Romans just after the last supper. Clearly, the Avian community wasn't best pleased by this course of action.

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Judas Thaddaeus’ bollard

Judas Thaddaeus, also known as Jude, is indeed a very interesting apostle. It is possible that he is brother of Jesus and Hong Xiuquan (洪秀全), although this is doubted highly within the Christian society.


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A bollard that is believed to be Thomas’ bollard

Thomas, also known as Didymus or Doubting Thomas because he doubted Jesus’ resurrection could possibly be represented by the ninth bollard, although nobody is really sure. Could it be a post? Not a bollard?


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Bartholomew's bollard

Bartholomew is possibly also Nathanael. He is represented by the tenth bollard.

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Simon the Zealot's bollard

Simon the Zealot, also known as Simon of Zealotes, Simon the Canaanite, or Simon the Canaanian, is possibly the most obscure apostle. Jerome didn't include him in de viris illustribus. A true testament to his obscurity.

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Phillip's bollard

Phillip was an apostle and is represented by the last bollard of the row.

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References

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  2. ↑ Crane, David; Moat, Tim; Kelly, Patrick; Evans, Richard; Wright, Tony (2012). Two Hundred Years of Manor Church of England School, York. p. 10.
  3. 1 2 Lewis, Stephen (29 May 2012). "A new book celebrates 200 years of Manor School". York Press. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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  5. ↑ Crane 2012 , p. 24
  6. ↑ Crane 2012 , p. 25
  7. ↑ Crane 2012 , p. 26
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  9. ↑ Stead, Mark (2 August 2010). "York schools' academy plans branded "regrettable"". The Press. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Call for clearer academy funding". The Press. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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  18. 1 2 Crane 2012 , p. 33
  19. ↑ "About MCE". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  20. 1 2 "ARRANGEMENTS AND POLICY FOR ADMISSION OF STUDENTS". Manor C of E School. September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
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