Type Academy Deputy Head Mrs Andrea O'Neill DfE number 895/4121 Number of students 1,500 Gender Mixed-sex education | Headteacher Mr Richard Middlebrook Chair of Governors Mr Allan Ward Phone +44 1270 871100 Staff 150 | |
Location Hassall Road
Alsager
Cheshire
ST7 2HR
England Address Hassall Rd, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 2HR, UK Motto An Achieving School; A Caring Community. Profiles | ||
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Alsager School (formerly known as Alsager Comprehensive School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Alsager in the English county of Cheshire.
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Location
Alsager School is situated opposite the former Manchester Metropolitan University Alsager campus (former Cheshire County Training College), next to Christ Church, Alsager and Alsager Leisure Centre, and is attended by over 1300 pupils from the local area.
History
In 2008 the school made local and then national newspapers after a teacher allegedly forced pupils to 'pray to Allah', or get a detention.
In May 2009, the same teacher was mentioned in local newspapers, which stated that 'Cheshire East had dismissed her following an "irretrievable breakdown of communication" with her bosses'.
In September 2009 Alsager School became a Foundation School as it joined the Alsager Community Trust.
In September 2011, Richard Middlebrook replaced David Black as Headteacher.
The school converted to academy status in September 2013.
Academic performance
The school gets results above the England average at GCSE and the eighth best in Cheshire. At A level it gets results above the England average. Following the September 2016 Ofsted inspection, it was rated Excellent, point four on a four-point scale.