Established 1912 DfE number 358/5404 Phone +44 161 928 0858 Number of students 1,250 | Headteacher T J Gartside DfE URN 136458 Tables Founded 1912 | |
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Location Marlborough RoadBowdon, AltrinchamGreater ManchesterWA14 2RSEngland Address Marlborough Rd, Bowdon, Altrincham WA14 2RS, UK Motto Labor Omnia Vincit; (Work conquers all) Profiles | ||
Altrincham grammar school for boys sports day 2009
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys is a boys' grammar school in Altrincham, England.
Contents
- Altrincham grammar school for boys sports day 2009
- Admissions
- Foundation
- Trafford
- This century
- Notable former pupils
- Former teachers
- The Old Altrinchamians Association
- Feeder Schools
- References
Admissions
The school is a fully selective non-fee paying grammar school with admission via an entrance exam. It had foundation school status which allowed a degree of independence from the local education authority, but from 2011 under the government's education reforms, it attained Academy status.
Foundation
The school was founded as Altrincham County High School for Boys (ACHS) in 1912 as a result of the Balfour Education Act, to provide secondary education (partly fee-paying) for an area which stretched from Sale to Knutsford.
It opened with 57 pupils and 3 staff (Headmaster, Deputy and one secretary), housed in the red brick building which still forms the central block of the school today. The south wing and the assembly hall were added in 1938 and the science block, gymnasium and workshops in 1964.
Trafford
In 1974, the school passed from the control of Cheshire County Council to the newly formed Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council. It remained under Trafford's control until 1996 when it became a grant-maintained school. In 1999, it evolved into a foundation school, when grant-maintained school status was abolished.
This century
In September 2003, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) awarded the school specialist school status as a Language College.
Recent additions include new blocks for Art and Design Technology, new ICT suites, the new Stamford Hall canteen,a new sixth form block, a Food Technology room, and The Grammar gym.
Notable former pupils
Former teachers
The Old Altrinchamians' Association
The Old Altrinchamians' Association is a former pupils' society with golf, football and cricket sections. The Association also holds an Annual Reunion Dinner and publishes an annual newsletter.
Feeder Schools
Most of the schools in the local area enter their boys into the exams. The school does have a catchment area where a boy living very close-by can have a good chance, however some students travel all the way from Lymm and thus commute to and from school. Boys can also use the local Hale railway station, which is very close to the school.