Siddal Moor Sports College
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| Established | 1968 |
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| Location |
Newhouse Road Heywood Greater Manchester OL10 2NT England Coordinates: 53°34′57″N 2°13′01″W / 53.58237°N 2.21692°W |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| DfE URN | 105834 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 990 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses |
Moore Thompson Lewis Redgrave |
| Website | SMSC |
Siddal Moor Sports College is a coeducational, comprehensive secondary school for 11- to 16-year-olds in Heywood, Greater Manchester, England.
Admissions
It is for ages 11–16. It is near junction 19 of the M62 motorway and just off the A6045 road. There are only four 11-18 schools in Rochdale LEA, and none in Heywood. A levels can be taken at Hopwood Hall College.
History
It opened in September 1968. It was formed from Heywood Grammar School and the Bamford Road and Hornby Street secondary modern schools. It was originally to be the new site of the grammar school. The former site of the grammar school on Hind Hill Street became the Hind Hill Centre. It was demolished in 2006 and is now the Phoenix Centre.
Building Schools for the Future
Siddal Moor has allocated money for the refurbishment and rebuild. The project includes a new building at the front for teaching and administration with the rest of the school being refurbished. The project was scheduled to be finished for April 2011.
Battle Of The Performing Houses
Battle Of The Performing Houses is a yearly competition which raises money for charity that usually occurs in March of each year. The competition is surrounded around the four houses (Lewis, Moore, Redgrave & Thompson). There are auditions for places in the final as well as many rehearsals and dress rehearsals. This year (2016) there were three winners for the three categories - "Solo", Duo" and "Alternative" the winners were (as of the categories) - Natalia Jacques (Solo) who sang "Gravity", Hermoine Ditchfield & Rebecca Freeman (Duo) (dancers) & Max Wood (Alternative) (R&B / Hip-Hop Dancer)
Notable former pupils
Heywood Grammar School
- Charles Booth CMG LVO, Ambassador to Burma from 1978-82 and High Commissioner to Malta from 1982-5
- Pamela Bowden , contralto, and former President of the Incorporated Society of Musicians
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Malcolm Pledger, Station Commander of RAF Shawbury from 1990-2
- Wilfred Turner CMG CVO, High Commissioner to Botswana from 1977-81
Siddal Moor Sports College
- Nico Mirallegro, actor.[1]
References
- ↑ "Heywood actor in line for Bafta". ManchesterEveningNews.co.uk. 2014-04-16.
External links
News items
- Demolished former school
- Teacher dies in plane crash in July 2004
- Council signs Building Schools for the Future contract