Moorside Community Technology College
Encyclopedia
Moorside Community Technology College is a secondary school in the south-west of Consett
, County Durham
near to Castleside
. It is two miles from Consett town centre.
.
specialist
status in January 2005. There are plans to combine the two Consett secondary schools to form an Academy.
Consett
Consett is a town in the northwest of County Durham, England, about southwest of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is home to 27,394 .Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. In 1841, it was a village community of only 145, but it was about to become a boom town: below the ground was coking coal and...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
near to Castleside
Castleside
Castleside is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the south-west of Consett. The village centre is located on the main A68 road which runs between Edinburgh and Darlington and the village crossroads allow easy access to Consett, the North Pennines and Stanhope...
. It is two miles from Consett town centre.
Admissions
It is for ages 9–16. Blackfyne also does not have a sixth form. The nearest sixth form is at Derwentside CollegeDerwentside College
Derwentside College is a further education college based in Consett, County Durham, England. It is the major provider of post-16 education and training in the former district of Derwentside.The Principal and Chief Executive is Albert Croney....
.
History
The school gained technologyTechnology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
specialist
Specialist 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...
status in January 2005. There are plans to combine the two Consett secondary schools to form an Academy.
Academic performance
In 2004, it gained exceptionally good results at GCSE, being the seventh best school in Durham LEA, and the highest for those without a sixth form.Alumni
- 'Projection', popular/rock band
- Frankie Archer, accomplished folk musician and singer
- Chantelle Readman, singer