St Michael's is a

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located in the town of

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...

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, England. The school is home to 1,200 pupils, and is a performing

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. Since September 2016, the headteacher has been Jayne Jenks, who took over from Julie Heaton, who had occupied the post since January 2012. She started as a teacher of physical education in 1982. The school was established in 1964, as a ''Secondary Modern School''. The first headteacher was Roy Moore. Educated at

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he was an outlook, a

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, and a great believer in equality. A notable feature of the school, is that the houses and tutor groups are all named after people of notable Christian faith who have made significant personal, cultural, or religious contributions to society. The school became a

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in 1972, and an Academy in 2011. The school's uniform is a maroon blazer incorporating the school logo and motto. The lower school tie is maroon, with multiple silver crosses. The upper school tie is the same however with a black background. ''Hughes'' or the ''Chapel Choir'' (for Years 9 to 11) have a silver tie with maroon crosses. An optional jumper for lower school is maroon with a silver logo, the higher school jumper is black with a silver logo.

Notable former pupils

Adam Henley Adam David Henley (born 14 June 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League North club Chorley. He primarily operates as a right-back, but can also be deployed at left-back. Born in the United States and r ...

, Welsh footballer *

Nick Anderton Nicholas Jack Wilmer Anderton (born 22 April 1996) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back. Career Born in Preston, Anderton began his career at Preston North End, moving on loan to Chorley in March 2014 along ...

, English footballer * Steve Pemberton, Actor *

Anna Hopkin Anna Hopkin (born 24 April 1996) is a British swimmer. She won gold as part of the British team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay, setting a new world record time. Career Hopkin, who is from Chorley, competed for ...

, British Swimmer *

Emma Lamb Emma Louise Lamb (born 16 December 1997) is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire Women, North West Thunder and Manchester Originals, and has previously played for Lancashire Thunder. Lamb is a batting all-rounder, and bowls off spi ...

, England Cricketer

References

External links

Official website
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