Balshaw's Church of England High School

Balshaw's CE High School
Mottoes Non Sibi Sed Aliis
Not for yourself but for others
and Aiming at Excellence
Established 1931
Type Comprehensive voluntary controlled school
Religion Church of England school
Headteacher SC Haycocks
Founder Richard Balshaw
Location Church Road
Leyland
Lancashire
PR25 3AH
UK United Kingdom
Coordinates: 53°41′15″N 2°41′10″W / 53.6876°N 2.6862°W / 53.6876; -2.6862
Local authority Lancashire
DfE number 888/4500
DfE URN 119775 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 926
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–16
Colours Black & White
Former name Balshaw's Grammar School
Diocese Blackburn
Website Official Homepage

Balshaw's CE High School is a comprehensive Church of England secondary school located on Church Road in Leyland, England.

Location

It is situated just south of the B5248 in the east of Leyland, close to the West Coast Main Line, and 546 yards (500m) west of the M6.

Early History

Foundation

The school was founded by Richard Balshaw in 1782.[1] He established a high school called Golden Hill - until the 1920s that school was the original school for Balshaw's pupils. In 1922 work started on building a new school on a 5 acre site.

Grammar school

Opened in 1931, it was Balshaw's Grammar School until 1972, when after the abolition of the 11 plus exam, it became Balshaw`s High School.

Comprehensive

In 1972 the school joined with Parklands High School by opening Runshaw College, when both the schools' sixth forms were combined. The school abandoned its Grammar status in favour of comprehensive status in September 1972, becoming Balshaws`s High School. In 1994 the school became a Church of England school.

Traditions

House system

The school is split into traditional houses. The house system consists of all years, all of which have four divisions (see below). These divisions are named after four areas of Lancashire, and are managed by learning managers.

The houses are managed by separate staff:

Headteachers

Jo Venn finished her stint as headteacher at the end of the 2014 spring term; having been in the position from 1995 where she took over from Paul Ingram. Venn was the first female headteacher[2] throughout the school's history. From September 2014, Steve Haycocks became headteacher, making him the first male headteacher in 20 years.

School mottos

Former grammar school pre-1931

The school motto is Non Sibi Sed Aliis which is Latin for "Not for oneself, but for others". However the school has now adopted the somewhat common motto "Aiming at Excellence".

Ofsted inspections

The school was formally inspected by the HM Inspectorate of Schools on Thursday 4 June 2009, the previous one being in 2006, and achieved 'Good' status. The latest inspection took place in 2013 where the school was promoted to 'Outstanding' status.[3]

Eco-Schools

Balshaw's is part of the Eco-Schools scheme in Lancashire. This came with a lot of development, by way of recording waste usage, electricity, gas, and how well the school does economically with regard to funds, budgets and the environment. This meant creating new targets and innovating energy use for better sustainability. On 2 July 2009, the first Eco event held was an "Eco-Day", in which the pupils worked with eco-friendly materials and learnt about how to lead environmentally friendly lifestyles. Subsequent to this, further Eco events and projects have been held. One of the recent events was their Eco Garden Party.

Notable former pupils

Balshaw's Grammar School

Leyland Grammar School

References

External links

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