Wardle Academy is a
coeducational 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, located in
Wardle, Greater Manchester
Wardle (; pop. 7,092) is a village near Littleborough within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the foothills of the South Pennines, east-southeast of Whitworth, north-northwest of Rochdale ...
,
England. It was founded in September 1977.
History
Since its inauguration, the school has gained a good reputation within the local communities of
Littleborough,
Rochdale and
Wardle in which its students reside. Despite problems with previous management in 2004, it has now made progress in the rebuilding of the infrastructure and education, however was judged to be good in the most recent OFSTED report. It currently has 1200+ students on roll.
The school achieved Performing Arts status in 2003 which generated the standard additional financial resources due to schools with "specialist" status. The school applied for and achieved Artsmark Gold Award, it has maintained its Artsmark and is about to apply for Artsmark Gold again in the next round of applications. The school is notable for its musical provision both in house and in local Primary Schools, which has been noted in
Ofsted
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reports. The school currently has four brass bands of different age groups, which have played at major venues such as the South Bank, Royal Festival Hall and Birmingham Symphony Hall, as well as boasting performances at the Royal Albert Hall and several Televisual credits including an appearance in 'Brassed Off' and one on Blue Peter. In April 2007 the School Youth Band won the title of National School's Champions of Great Britain and again more recently in 2011.
The school converted to academy status on 1 September 2013 and formed The Watergrove Trust when Matthew Moss High School joined in 2019.
References
Sources
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Ofsted Report on Wardle High School.#
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4barsrest.com - Wardle delight at National Title
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External links
School Website
School Band Association
2004-2006 statistics – from DfES, Department for Education and Skills
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Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale
Academies in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale