Bridgewater School

Bridgewater School
Motto Latin: Sic Donec
("Thus Until")
Established 1950
Type Independent, Day school
Head Mistress Mrs J A T Nairn
Location Drywood Hall, Worsley Road
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M28 2WQ
EnglandEngland
Coordinates: 53°30′04″N 2°22′18″W / 53.5011°N 2.3716°W / 53.5011; -2.3716
Local authority Salford
Staff 33 (full-time) 14 (part-time)[1]
Students 521[1]
Gender Co-educational
Ages 3–18
Colours

Blue and Silver

         
Website http://www.bridgewater-school.co.uk/

Bridgewater School is a British Independent school, located in Worsley in Greater Manchester.

The school's motto is Sic Donec. (Thus Until.)

History

The school was established in 1950 as a boys school, its name coming from Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater who commissioned the building of the nearby Bridgewater Canal in 1760. The school moved to its current semi-rural setting soon after, in the 1960s it became fully co-educational. A sixth form building was also constructed as the school expanded, its black and white design in keeping with the aesthetic of the older main building, Drywood Hall.

Present day

In the 1990s the school added new modern buildings and later, in the mid-2000s, added modern sporting facilities such as an all weather pitch and state of the art indoor sports hall. This new building, which houses a modern Drama studio as well, was opened in 2006 by the Northern Ireland international footballer, David Healy.

The school is independently run and as such, charges tuition fees.

Head

The current headmistress is J A T Nairn.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bridgewater School, Worsley". School Search. ISBI Schools. 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.

External links

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