Type Comprehensive Deputy Headteachers H. Ashall
J. Duxbury Phone +44 161 351 2200 Staff 63 | Headteacher T. Owen
BEd(Hons) NPQH Chairman of Governors M. Lockwood Capacity 880 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Established As Stand GSG: 1937
As Philips HS: 1979 Location Higher Lane
Whitefield
Greater Manchester
M45 7PH
England Address Higher Lane, Manchester, Whitefield M45 7PH, United Kingdom Motto Sto ut serviam; I Stand To Serve (Latin) Profiles | ||
Philips High School is a community secondary school located in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, on the site of Stand Grammar School for Girls. The current Headmistress is Tina Owen.
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History
The school's origins lie in the history of Stand Grammar School. The grammar school was founded in 1688 under the will of Henry Siddall and had close connections with the Unitarian Chapel on Ringley Road. Indeed, so strong was this connection that, in the 18th century, it was a school of choice in the north west for parents from dissenting families who did not want to send their children to Anglican schools.
In the early years of the 20th century, the governors ran into financial difficulties. In 1908, the Lancashire Education Committee assumed responsibility for its management. The Committee purchased seven acres of land on Church Lane from the Earl of Derby and built a new school, which was opened on 6 September 1913 by Alderman J R Ragdale. When the new building was opened the Old Standians Association erected a memorial to the school’s distinguished former pupil—Clive of India.
As a condition of the takeover by the LEC, the school began to admit girls but, in 1937, a separate school—Stand Grammar School for Girls—was opened on Higher Lane, with Miss Grace Lobjoit as the first headmistress. The town of Whitefield became part of the new Metropolitan Borough of Bury on 1 April 1974. Both the boys' and the girls' schools flourished until 1979, when the borough council decided to adopt the comprehensive education system. The boys' and girls' schools were merged as Philips High School, a co-educational comprehensive school, on the Higher Lane site. The former boys' school building on Church Lane became a sixth form college, which was later absorbed into Bury College and the Church Lane buildings were demolished in 2001.
In 2006—7, the school building was used in the filming of the BBC drama series Drop Dead Gorgeous.
The campus
The schools sits on an 8 hectares (19.8 acres) campus in a suburban residential area, adjoining the grounds of the local golf club and close to Prestwich Forest Park. The site includes c.4.27 hectares (10.55 acres) of playing fields. In addition to the 1937 main building, there is a sports hall, which is also open to public after school hours. The sports centre has been refurbished, including updating of the gymnasium, and there are three all-weather pitches. In the summer of 2010, a new development in the centre of the building, Lobjoit Court, provided additional ICT facilities; there are now over 400 networked computers in the school. The school hall is equipped with a stage and lighting desk.
Curriculum
Philips High School is a maths and computing college. Pupils study a core curriculum of English, mathematics, ICT and the sciences. General science is the norm in Key Stage 3, whilst pupils in Key Stage 4 may study three separate disciplines; biology, chemistry and physics. In addition, pupils study at least one MFL (choosing from French or German) and a range of subjects including geography, history, RS, music, art, PE and DT.
Pupils in Year 11 are entered for a range of GCSE examinations and BTEC courses. The latter includes a small number of students who attend courses at Bury College in hairdressing and engineering.
Sport
Pupils participate in both interhouse competitions and extra-mural fixtures, and the school participates in Bury Schools’ Sports Association. Sports available both as part of the curriculum and as extra curricular activities include Association football, basketball, Rugby football, hockey, netball and cross country running. In the summer term, there are boys and girls track and field athletics meetings, cricket and rounders matches, as well as badminton, gymnastics and dance.
The arts
Non-sporting activities include art, maths, key board, Minecraft, philosophy, programming and robotics clubs. The school has a variety of musical groups, including a rock band, and a choir.
House system
The school uses a house system, with houses named after former pupils, members of staff and governors. There were initially four houses—Clive, Philips, Ragdale and Siddall—but this was later extended to include Ineson, Keech and Lobjoit.