West Hill School is a

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, located in

Stalybridge Stalybridge () is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 23,731 at the 2011 Census. Historic counties of England, Historically divided between Cheshire and Lancashire, it is east of Manchester city centre and no ...

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. Founded in 1927 as a school for only boys, the development in the

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borough has had multiple extensions and new buildings. included a new sports hall in 2004 (funded by the National Lottery), a new Resistant Materials/Religious education building in 2013 and a new English and Humanities block called The Hewitt Building in 2015, named in honour of Mr R.J.Hewitt, the school's former headteacher. West Hill School is the second oldest school in the

borough.

History

West Hill School was formally a home. Home was owned by one Harrison family which was headed by Thomas Harrison. Thomas had four sons and one of them was named William Harrison. In 1922, William built West Hill and his brother Abel built Highfield House. Later in the year (1922), West Hill was purchased by the corporation. On 24 March 1927, West Hill Council School (boys only school) was started with ten classrooms. It became a Specialist

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in September 2004. On 1 August 2011, West Hill School officially gained academy status. A notable former pupil is

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and

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centre-back

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Ofsted Reports

West Hill School has had many

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ratings, across both its current academy status school and its previous

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status. Previously the school was rated inadequate and then requires improvement. The school is now classified as good, after improvements in all areas.

References

External links

School WebsiteOfsted report
Educational institutions established in 1927 Boys' schools in Greater Manchester 1927 establishments in England Secondary schools in Tameside Academies in Tameside Stalybridge {{GreaterManchester-school-stub