Established 1928 DfE number 860/4013 Phone +44 1782 742900 Gender Mixed-sex education | Type Academy DfE URN 142015 Tables Founded 1928 | |
Head(s) of School Dawn Farrent & Julie Yarwood Location Milehouse Lane
Staffordshire
ST5 9JU
England Address Milehouse Ln, Wolstanton ST5 9JU, UK Similar Trentham High School, Sir Thomas Boughey High Sch, Thistley Hough Academy, Madeley High School, Chesterton Community Sports Co Profiles | ||
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Wolstanton High School, previously known as Wolstanton Grammar School, is a high school in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
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History
The school was founded in 1928, as Wolstanton County Grammar School, as a replacement for The Orme Middle School, which closed in 1927. The grammar school was originally designed for 500 male students from a catchment area that included Staffordshire and the neighbouring parts of Cheshire. In 1977 the school merged with Watlands Secondary Modern School to become the Marshlands High School, and later became Wolstanton High School in the 1980s.
In a 2012, Ofsted judged the school as 'satisfactory', but that fell to 'requires improvement' by 2013. It was noted that the majority of students are of 'White British backgrounds, with a small number from other ethnic groups'. The number of students 'eligible for free school meals is just below the national average'.
In September 2015 Wolstanton High School converted to academy status, and is sponsored by the Shaw Education Trust.