Priestnall School is a coeducational secondary school in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, England.
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Priestnall Road Heaton Mersey , , SK4 3HP England | |
| Coordinates | 53°25′04″N 2°11′58″W / 53.41782°N 2.19956°W |
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| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1974 |
| Local authority | Stockport |
| Trust | The Laurus Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 149936 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head of school | Rachel Howarth[1] |
| Executive headteacher | Martin Vevers[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1,265 as of August 2023[update] |
| Website | https://www.priestnallschool.org.uk |
History
editThe school was established in 1974 by a merger of Fylde Lodge High School, which was located in Priestnall Road, Heaton Mersey, and Stockport High School for Girls, which was located in Cale Green. Priestnall School took over the Fylde Lodge High School building. The Stockport High School building was subsequently used first by Davenport High School, then by Hillcrest Grammar School from 1983.[2]
Fylde Lodge High School was built in the 1960s as an all girls school. It was still an all girls school at the time of the merger. Males were allowed to study at Priestnall School from 1987. Priestnall still to this day keeps some heritage of Fylde Lodge.
Previously a community school administered by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council,[3] in September 2023 Priestnall School converted to academy status.[4] The school is now sponsored by The Laurus Trust.[5]
They are all named after Manchester landmarks – the Bridgewater Hall, the Imperial War Museum, the Urbis Building, the John Rylands Library, and Victoria Baths.
Notable former pupils
edit- Liam Broady – tennis player[6]
- Naomi Broady – tennis player[7]
- The Blossom Twins: Lucy Osterfeld (née Knott) and Kelly Sharpe (née Knott) – professional wrestlers formerly contracted with TNA Wrestling and former teaching assistants at St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School and Tithe Barn Primary School[8]
- Kate Richardson-Walsh – Olympic gold medalist field hockey player with Great Britain
References
edit- ^ a b "Welcome". Priestnall School. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Celebrating our History" (PDF). The Hillcestrian 2009-2010. Hillcrest Grammar School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Priestnall School - GOV.UK".
- ^ "Priestnall School - GOV.UK".
- ^ "Our Family of Schools - the Laurus Trust". 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Sports Personality – Liam Broady – Winner". Proud of Stockport Awards Winners 2011. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ Vignes, Spencer (22 June 2011). "Tennis: Naomi Broady's Wimbledon bow ends in tears but youngster tells Spencer Vignes she will only be better for the experience". Manchester Evening News - Other Sports. MEN Media. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Wrestling twins hope career will blossom". Manchester Evening News. 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2013.