Ormskirk School is a

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and

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located in

Ormskirk Ormskirk is a market town in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England, north of Liverpool, northwest of St Helens, southeast of Southport and southwest of Preston. Ormskirk is known for its gingerbread. Geography and administr ...

in the

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. The school caters for roughly 1,400 pupils aged between 11-18.

History

The school was created in September 2001 by the amalgamation of two schools in Ormskirk – Cross Hall High School and

Ormskirk Grammar School Ormskirk Grammar School was a school in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, England. History It was founded circa 1610 and moved from the original school house at Barkhouse Hill to Ruff Lane in 1850. The architect Sydney Smirke designed the original scho ...

, an investment costing £16 million. In September 2004, the school moved in to a new building on Wigan Road, with an official opening by

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the following year on 18 October 2005. Ormskirk School was previously awarded Specialist

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status, and up until 2011 pupils were required to take an art as a GCSE. Previously a

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administered by

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, in April 2022 Ormskirk School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Endeavour Learning Trust.

References

External links

Ormskirk School official website
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Ormskirk school Ormskirk School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Ormskirk in the English county of Lancashire. The school caters for roughly 1,400 pupils aged between 11-18. History The school was created in September 2001 by t ...

Educational institutions established in 2001 Schools in the Borough of West Lancashire Secondary schools in Lancashire Academies in Lancashire 2001 establishments in England