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Stretford High School

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Established
  
1990

DfE URN
  
106370 Tables

Phone
  
+44 161 876 1850

Founded
  
1990

Headteacher
  
Mrs Doward

Ofsted
  
Reports

Number of students
  
796

Type
  
Foundation secondary school

Location
  
Great Stone Road Stretford Greater Manchester M32 667 England

Address
  
Stretford, Manchester M32 0XA, UK

Local authority
  
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

Stretford High School is an 11-16 non-selective secondary school in the borough of Trafford, Manchester. The school has working partnerships with both Manchester United and Lancashire County Cricket Club.

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Admissions

The school has 780 pupils on roll who reflect the multi-cultural mix that is the north of Trafford.

History

Stretford High School in its current form dates from 1990. Previously the site was host to Stretford Grammar School for Boys, in 1986 it merged with Stretford Grammar School for Girls to become Stretford Grammar School, moving onto the girls' school site and vacating the Great Stone Road site.

On Friday 8 July 2011 Stretford High School pupils in conjunction with Sir Bobby Charlton and Dickie Bird MBE unveiled blue plaques dedicated to Tommy Taylor and Duncan Edwards, two of the Busby Babes who lived in the locality and died in the Munich air disaster in 1958.

Academic performance

2010 examination results:

  • 45% of pupils achieved five or more passes at A*-C including English & Mathematics
  • 80% of pupils achieved five or more passes at A*-C
  • 100% of pupils achieved a level 2 qualification
  • In its most recent Ofsted inspection Stretford High School was rated as Outstanding.

    Head teachers

    2015-: Mrs Nicola Doward 2015: Miss Lindsay Brindley 2011–2015: Mr James Haseldine 2009-2010: Mr Eddie Malone 2005-2009: Mr Derek Davies

    References

    Stretford High School Wikipedia