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Balshaw's Church of England High School

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Established
  
1931

Phone
  
+44 1772 421009

Founder
  
Richard Balshaw

Local authority
  
Lancashire County Council

Headteacher
  
SC Haycocks

Number of students
  
926

Founded
  
1931

Balshaw's Church of England High School

Mottoes
  
Non Sibi Sed AliisNot for yourself but for othersand Aiming at Excellence

Religion
  
Location
  
Church RoadLeylandLancashirePR25 3AHUK

Address
  
Church Rd, Leyland PR25 3AH, UK

Similar
  
Parklands High School - C, Saint Michael's CE High, Southlands High School, Holy Cross Catholic High Sch, Brownedge St Mary's Catholic

Profiles

Balshaw's CE High School is a comprehensive Church of England secondary school located on Church Road in Leyland, England.

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Location

It is situated just south of the B5248 in the east of Leyland, close to the West Coast Main Line, and 546 yards (500m) west of the M6.

Foundation

The school was founded by Richard Balshaw in 1782. He established a high school called Golden Hill - until the 1920s that school was the original school for Balshaw's pupils. In 1922 work started on building a new school on a 5-acre site.

Grammar school

Opened in 1931, it was Balshaw's Grammar School until 1972, when after the abolition of the 11 plus exam, it became Balshaw`s High School.

Comprehensive

In 1972 the school joined with Parklands High School by opening Runshaw College, when both the schools' sixth forms were combined. The school abandoned its Grammar status in favour of comprehensive status in September 1972, becoming Balshaws`s High School. In 1994 the school became a Church of England school.

Newer expansions

In 2013/2014 the 3G Astro multi-sport pitch was constructed.

There has been a recent addition of a new PE building and renovation of the gym in 2016.

The music department is planned to be expanded in 2017.

House system

The school is split into traditional houses. The house system consists of all years, all of which have four divisions (see below). These divisions are named after four areas of Lancashire, and are managed by learning managers.

The houses are managed by separate staff:

  • Cuerden - Mrs Coburn
  • Farington - Mr Riley
  • Worden - Mr Jennings
  • Clayton - Mr Holland
  • Headteachers

    Jo Venn finished her stint as headteacher at the end of the 2014 spring term; having been in the position from 1995 where she took over from Paul Ingram. Venn was the first female headteacher throughout the school's history. From September 2014, Steve Haycocks became headteacher, making him the first male headteacher in 20 years.

    School mottos

    The school motto is Non Sibi Sed Aliis which is Latin for "Not for oneself, but for others". However the school has now adopted the somewhat common motto "Aiming at Excellence".

    Ofsted inspections

    The school was formally inspected by the HM Inspectorate of Schools on Thursday 4 June 2009, the previous one being in 2006, and achieved 'Good' status. The latest inspection took place in 2013 where the school was promoted to 'Outstanding' status.

    Eco-Schools

    Balshaw's is part of the Eco-Schools scheme in Lancashire. This came with a lot of development, by way of recording waste usage, electricity, gas, and how well the school does economically with regard to funds, budgets and the environment. This meant creating new targets and innovating energy use for better sustainability. On 2 July 2009, the first Eco event held was an "Eco-Day", in which the pupils worked with eco-friendly materials and learnt about how to lead environmentally friendly lifestyles. Subsequent to this, further Eco events and projects have been held. One of the recent events was their Eco Garden Party.

    Notable former pupils

  • Tisha Merry, actress, currently known for playing Steph Britton in Coronation Street since 2013.
  • Tom Bidwell, TV scriptwriter, nominated for an Academy Award in 2011, for his film Wish 143
  • Marcus Bleasdale, photo journalist
  • Clarke Carlisle footballer for Burnley F.C., achieving 10 A-grades at GCSE
  • Bryn Hargreaves, rugby league player
  • Trevor Mather, Chief Executive since 2006 of ThoughtWorks
  • Danny Mayor, footballer
  • Chris Tuson, rugby league player
  • Phil Jones, footballer for Manchester United F.C.(formerly Blackburn Rovers F.C.)
  • Balshaw's Grammar School

  • John Aldington, physicist who did important work at Siemens in Preston on the development of mercury-vapour lamps
  • Ian Bleasdale, TV actor
  • Prof Thomas Hope, Professor of French Language and Romance Philogy from 1968 to 1987 at the University of Leeds
  • Sir John Lawton CBE, Chief Executive from 1999 to 2005 of the Natural Environment Research Council
  • Sylvia Mylroie, Baroness Jay of Ewelme, Chair of the Pilgrim Trust, and married to Michael Jay, Baron Jay of Ewelme
  • Sir James Sharples, Chief Constable from 1989 to 1998 of Merseyside Police
  • Leyland Grammar School

  • Thomas Walker (Australian politician)
  • References

    Balshaw's Church of England High School Wikipedia