Glossopdale Community College
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Glossopdale Community College is a secondary school
in Glossop
, Derbyshire
, England
.
In 1989, the former Hadfield Comprehensive School on Newshaw Lane in Hadfield
(former Castle Secondary Modern school
before 1971) merged with the Glossop School to form the Glossopdale School. The Chadwick Street site is next to the St Philip Howard RC School
(Glossop's other secondary school) on St Mary's Road.
. When the students move into year 9 they move to Glossop Site on Talbot Road, Glossop
. There is also a Sixth Form College
in Talbot House, also situated on Talbot Road. The school is part of a pilot scheme called C3 involving the year 7 and 8 students taking part in a project based curriculum. Glossopdale has also taken part in several teachers' television documentaries. Stephen Playford was appointed as the principal in 2008, replacing John Hart.
Arts College
.
Glossopdale Community College has a choir - it is split over the Hadfield Site and Glossop Site. Over the years, the choirs have performed at festivals and won awards, and also made appearances on BBC television series All the Small Things
in 2008.
The Music Department go on a number of trips abroad, the most recent of which being Paris, Salzburg, and Barcelona.
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Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Glossop
Glossop
Glossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, England
England
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.
History
The school used to be the Glossop Grammar School from the 1920s, being on Talbot Road since 1959, becoming Glossop Comprehensive School in 1965 when it merged with West End Secondary Modern (on Sunlaws Street and Chadwick Street and opened in 1913 as Glossop Independent Council School). These are now sites of the same school.In 1989, the former Hadfield Comprehensive School on Newshaw Lane in Hadfield
Hadfield, Derbyshire
Hadfield is a parish and small residential town in High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It lies very close to the River Etherow which forms the border between Derbyshire and Greater Manchester...
(former Castle Secondary Modern school
Secondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
before 1971) merged with the Glossop School to form the Glossopdale School. The Chadwick Street site is next to the St Philip Howard RC School
St Philip Howard Catholic School
-Background Information:St Philip Howard Catholic School is a small Roman Catholic comprehensive school in Glossop in northern Derbyshire. It traditionally provides secondary education for Catholic school children in the Glossopdale and Longdendale valleys. However, the school attracts applications...
(Glossop's other secondary school) on St Mary's Road.
Admissions
The school is spread over three sites; Hadfield, Glossop and Talbot House. The youngest students attend Hadfield site on Newshaw Lane, HadfieldHadfield, Derbyshire
Hadfield is a parish and small residential town in High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It lies very close to the River Etherow which forms the border between Derbyshire and Greater Manchester...
. When the students move into year 9 they move to Glossop Site on Talbot Road, Glossop
Glossop
Glossop is a market town within the Borough of High Peak in Derbyshire, England. It lies on the Glossop Brook, a tributary of the River Etherow, about east of the city of Manchester, west of the city of Sheffield. Glossop is situated near Derbyshire's county borders with Cheshire, Greater...
. There is also a Sixth Form College
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
in Talbot House, also situated on Talbot Road. The school is part of a pilot scheme called C3 involving the year 7 and 8 students taking part in a project based curriculum. Glossopdale has also taken part in several teachers' television documentaries. Stephen Playford was appointed as the principal in 2008, replacing John Hart.
Specialist Arts School status
In 2002 the school successfully applied to become a SpecialistSpecialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
.
The Music Department
Glossopdale Community College has a Music Department, which reflects the school's status as a Performing Arts College. It has a large selection of bands as well as the choirs. There is award-winning Big Band, Wind Band, Brass Band, Flutz and Training Band. Training Band is for year 7 and 8 students to help them get used to playing in bands before moving up to one of the other bands.Glossopdale Community College has a choir - it is split over the Hadfield Site and Glossop Site. Over the years, the choirs have performed at festivals and won awards, and also made appearances on BBC television series All the Small Things
All the Small Things (TV series)
All the Small Things is a British television programme, produced by the BBC and created and developed by Debbie Horsfield. Following the lives and ambitions of a church choir and its members, the programme began airing on 31 March 2009 and ran for six episodes. The programme frequently features...
in 2008.
The Music Department go on a number of trips abroad, the most recent of which being Paris, Salzburg, and Barcelona.
Academic performance
The school was given the lowest overall rating of 4 (inadequate) by Ofsted in its most recent inspection. Inspectors' response to their own question "Overall effectiveness: how good is the school?" was "inadequate". The school was also scored as "inadequate" in response to the inspectors' question "Outcomes for individuals and groups of pupils". In addition, a further eight areas were regarded as inadequate by the OFSTED inspectors. Thus the school was given 'notice to improve'..As Glossop Grammar School
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