Greenshaw High School is a coeducational

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of some 1600 pupils situated in

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. The school was opened in the late 1960s as a purpose-built Comprehensive School. The first Headmaster was Mr R B Whellock. Greenshaw became an academy on 1 June 2011. In October 2014 it was reconstituted as a multi academy trust under the name 'Greenshaw Learning Trust'. It also has a sixth form for students aged 16 to 18. In 2008, students in the Greenshaw Sixth Form achieved results in the top 25% of schools nationally. It has been awarded the Arts Council Silver award, Associate Training School, Investor in People and Healthy School awards. The school was rated 'Good' in 2012 by Ofsted.

Notable pupils

* Barry Winch, Olympic gymnast *

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, athlete * Sam Ardley, actor *

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, film director

References

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