Denton Community College is a
comprehensive school
A comprehensive school typically describes a secondary school for pupils aged approximately 11–18, that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude, in contrast to a selective school system where admission is res ...
for boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 16 in
Denton, Greater Manchester, England. It was rated as Good by Ofsted in October 2015.
History
The school opened on 1 September 2010, with a new £24 million building being built on the Egerton Park site as part of the borough's £300m Building Schools for the Future project. The school is a merger of two other schools in the area that closed on 31 August 2010:
Egerton Park Arts College
Egerton Park Arts College was a comprehensive school for boys and girls aged 11–16. Its address was Egerton Street, Denton, Tameside, Greater Manchester, M34 3PB.
History
It used to be called Egerton Park Community High School, and prev ...
and Two Trees Sports College in
Denton. The school operated on two sites until 10 January 2012 when the new school building opened to students.
Academic performance
Like all except two schools in Tameside
LEA, it has no sixth form.
References
External links
Website
Secondary schools in Tameside
Community schools in Tameside
Educational institutions established in 2010
2010 establishments in England
Denton, Greater Manchester
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