Established 1964 Head teacher Mrs J Jenks Phone +44 1257 264740 Motto Therefore, Choose Gender Mixed-sex education | Type Academy DfE URN 119795 Tables Number of students 1,134 Founded 1964 | |
Religion Anglican Church of England Location Astley Road
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 1RS
England Address Astley Rd, Chorley PR7 1RR, UK Similar Parklands High School - C, Southlands High School, Albany Academy, Balshaw's Church of England, Holy Cross Catholic High Sch | ||
St michael s church of england high school chorley top 6 facts
St. Michael's is an Anglican high school, located in the town of Chorley, Lancashire, England. The school is home to 1,200 pupils, and is an performing Arts College. Since September 2016, the headteacher has been Mrs. Jayne Jenks, who took over from Mrs. Julie Heaton, who announced her retirement from the school in July 2016, after starting as a teacher of physical education in 1982, before becoming deputy head in 2005, then becoming headteacher in 2012.
The school was established in 1964, as a Secondary Modern School. The first headteacher was Roy Moore. Educated at Lincoln College, Oxford he was an outlook, a Christian socialist, and a great believer in equality. A notable feature of the school, is that the houses and tutor groups are all named after people of notable Christian faith who have made significant personal, cultural, or religious contributions to society. The school became a comprehensive school in 1972, and an Academy in 2011.
The school's uniform is a maroon blazer incorporating the school logo and motto. The lower school tie is maroon with multiple silver crosses. The upper school tie is the same however with a black background. Hughes or the Chapel Choir (for Years 9–11) have a silver tie with maroon crosses. An optional jumper for lower school is maroon with a silver logo, the higher school jumper is black with an silver logo.
Actor Steve Pemberton is an notable ex student at St Michael's.