St. George's School is a
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...
secondary school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...
with
academy status in
Marton,
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...
,
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, England with an intake of both boys and girls aged 11–16. It is located on Cherry Tree Road and has an Ofsted rating of 5 out of 5.
Buildings
The school has undergone a number of refurbishments. A total of £5 Million was spent on the new buildings, including twelve new classrooms, two
ICT suites, and a
refectory
A refectory (also frater, frater house, fratery) is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. One of the places the term is most often used today is in graduate seminaries. The name derives from the La ...
that can hold up to 125 pupils. Other improvements include a new
Arts and Crafts
A handicraft, sometimes more precisely expressed as artisanal handicraft or handmade, is any of a wide variety of types of work where useful and decorative objects are made completely by one’s hand or by using only simple, non-automated re ...
section, with five new classrooms and a
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
and
Dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
suite as well as a new
gymnasium which is twice the size of a regulation
basketball court
In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor, with baskets at each end. Indoor basketball courts are almost always made of polished wood, usually maple, with -high rims on each basket. Outdoor sur ...
. There is also a
MUGA Muga or MUGA may refer to:
* Assam silk
* Bodegas Muga, a Rioja winery
* MUGA scan
* Muga, Nepal, village
* Muga (river), Spain
* Muga River (Ethiopia)
* Multi-use games area
* MUGA World Pro Wrestling
Dradition Pro-Wrestling (Dradition) is an i ...
with
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
nets,
netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...
rings and painted markers.
College System
In September 2013, St George's launched a collegiate system. Named after cathedral cities in England, all pupils are assigned to a college for the duration of their time in the school.
References
External links
Official website
Secondary schools in Blackpool
Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of Blackburn
Academies in Blackpool
{{Lancashire-school-stub