Rastrick High School

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Established 1985 Headteacher Steve Evans Ofsted Reports Number of students 1,412 Local authority Calderdale		Type Academy andSixth form DfE URN 137444 Tables Phone +44 1484 710235 Founded 1985 Gender Mixed-sex education

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Rastrick High School (and Sixth Form) is a mixed-gender academy school for 11- to 18-year-olds located in Rastrick, West Yorkshire, England. A specialist school, it is a Technology College.

History

The school was formed in 1985 following the merger of Rastrick Grammar School and Reinswood Secondary School. However, its history can be traced back to 1621. The school is a technology specialist school and provides design and technology specialist equipment for student use.

Academic performance

The school is ranked 9th out of 17 secondary schools that are in Calderdale, based on GCSE pass rates. Its GCSE results are above the Calderdale average.

Rastrick Grammar School

Christopher Paul Baker, travel writer and photographer, and adventure motorcyclist

Richard Blakey a former England and Yorkshire cricketer.

John Ellis, Labour MP for Bristol North West from 1966–70 and Brigg and Scunthorpe

Sir (Albert) Larry Lamb, editor of the Daily Express from 1983–6 and of The Sun from 1969–72 and 1975–81

Sir John E. Walker, Professor of Molecular Bioenergetics at the University of Cambridge since 2002, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997 for discovery of an enzyme mechanism in the synthesis of Adenosine triphosphate

Former and current teachers

Peter Clark – former head teacher, received a CBE in 1998.

References

Rastrick High School Wikipedia

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