Littlemoss High School
| Closed | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Location |
Cryer Street Droylsden Greater Manchester M43 7LF England Coordinates: 53°29′34″N 2°08′00″W / 53.4929°N 2.1332°W |
| Local authority | Tameside |
| DfE URN | 106262 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 55 |
| Students | 554 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Website | Official site |
Littlemoss High School for Boys was a comprehensive school in Littlemoss, Droylsden, Tameside, England. It merged with Droylsden School, Mathematics and Computing College for Girls in September 2009 to become Droylsden Academy.
Prior to the merger it educated about 550 boys[1] and held specialist Business and Enterprise College status.
Academic standards
The school was under special measures from March 1998 until July 2002.[2]
After their March 2004 inspection Ofsted reported that "This is a good, effective school that has been very successful in improving the areas of weakness identified in the previous report. Very good leadership, together with the significant improvements in teaching and learning and in pupils’ behaviour, has improved standards overall, although standards are still below average." They rated the school Good, point three on a seven point scale.[3]
Awards and mentions
- Schools Achievement Award and Sportsmark in 2002.[4]
- Mentioned in Parliament as a member of the Peacemaker Consultation Programme.[4]
Notable teachers
Sarah Joynes was awarded a distinction in the North West Guardian Award for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School in 2007.[5]
Woodwork teacher Harry "Bulldog" Johnson achieved national fame in 1979 when he won the jackpot on Littlewoods Pools, receiving a prize of over £750,000. He planned to retire at the end of the school term but died of a heart attack just a few weeks after his win.
In July 2008, Scienece teacher Chris Hilton disappeared on holiday in the French alps. His body was discovered 7 months later in February 2009.
Former German & French teacher Geoff Rees is now part of the rock group The Badgers [6]
Notable alumni
- Howard Donald of Take That attended Littlemoss High School between 1979 and 1984.[7]
- Carl Murphy who received a Royal Humane Society Testimonial in December 2004 for saving a man's life at sea.[8]
Notes
- ↑ "Littlemoss High School for Boys". Department for Children, Schools and Families. 2005.
- ↑ "Headteacher is praised as pupil behaviour improves". Tameside Advertiser (M.E.N. Media). 3 July 2002.
- ↑ "Littlemoss High School for Boys", Ofsted, 20 May 2004
- 1 2 "Peacemaker Consultation Programmes", Hansard, 6 April 2005
- ↑ "2007 Finalists", The Teaching Awards
- ↑ "The Badgers
- ↑ "Howard Donald", Manchester Evening News, September 26, 2002. Accessed October 22, 2007. "Now 34, the former Littlemoss High School pupil lives with girlfriend Victoria Piddington with whom he has a young daughter called Grace."
- ↑ "Award for Navy hero in sea rescue drama". Manchester Evening News (M.E.N. Media). 4 December 2004.
References
- "Littlemoss High School for Boys". BBC News. 5 June 2007.