Accrington Moorhead Sports College
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Accrington Moorhead Sports College (Previously Moorhead High School) is a specialist Sports College. It was given the specialist status on the 4th July 2006.[1]
Accrington Moorhead Sports College is a secondary school aimed for students aged between 11-16 year olds. They are 5 year groups which continue from primary school from year 6. They are two main keystages which are KS3 and KS4. KS4 is students' GCSE years, in which they take their exams.
Accrington Moorhead has 935 pupils on roll for the year 2006-2007.
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[edit] Campus
Accrington Moorhead has recently had a multimillion pound rebuild and refurb for the old part. This new building now brings the school's facilities all together. Previously the school was divided between two sites, which caused a problem in the rain. The old building, Queens Building, has now been demolished. The old build that is attached to the new building is now the rear end of the school.
Graham Hartley was among those assembled to hear details of a different approach to education at Moorhead. This is his report.
What the future of Moorhead will have common with its history will be the expense, millions of pounds, and control from the front; the rules of the meeting being that questions would be accepted in groups of three and flash photographs would be taken of those present.
Different we were told it would be, though there were no details because planning was at an early stage. I thought this odd, given that an entirely different institution was planned for next year, and sooner than that: circa 330 days. What it was that I thought I was not allowed to voice, there being a rule about questions in groups of three. I essayed a remark [not a question, so tolerated briefly] about the millions spent at Moorhead, its state of official serious weakness for two years, the examination results in basic subjects being less than half of the county's average and what secrets it was possible to keep from the Moorhead administration if there existed different methods which would have rescued the school from that ignominy. Or something like that. Time had run out, athletically so.
Andrew Bateman, the headteacher, is quoted in local press: "...the number of concerns is very small." [Accrington Observer, Friday 02/11/07] This head must be removed, and taught. The number of concerns may be very small, but they are great.
[edit] Closure
The school may be closed on 31/8/08, to reopen on 1/9/08 as the Accrington Academy, run by the United Learning Trust. At time of writing (25/9/07) this remains unconfirmed.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Julie Hesmondhalgh, actress on Coronation Street[2] and often contributes in special events at the school such as Achievement Day.
- Dominic Brunt, actor
- Martin Fearon
- Mina Anwar
- Jeanette Winterson (during the school's earlier incarnation as Accrington High School for Girls).
