Philips High School
Encyclopedia
Philips High School is a State School in Whitefield
, Manchester
, on the site of Stand Grammar School for Girls. The current Headmaster is Mr. C. J. Trees. Philips High School used to be Stand Grammar for Girls but in the 80s was made a Coeducational School. There was also the Stand Grammar for Boys Building on Church Lane which was used as part of Bury College
for a short while until it was demolished to make way for houses. Philips High School has changed a lot since it was Stand Grammar for girls.
Philips High School was named a Maths and Computing College and therefore received a grant from major computing company, Microsoft
. It now has its own sports hall which is also open to public after school hours. In the recent past, the sports centre received a refurbishment thanks to the investment of an Australian company. This included the updating of the gymnasium and the planning of several new developments. It also has three all weather pitches found on the schools main field just next to the sports hall, there have also been several refurbishments inside the actual building too, like new ICT Rooms and new classroom furniture. After the summer of 2010 the school will have a new building in Lobjoit court found in the center of the school, this building will contain new ICT suites that will be used for under 16's ICT diplomas and normal ICT lessons for pupils of the school. The school hall which still has on display the Head girl boards from Stand Grammar for Girls, and also contains the Head Girl and Boy name boards from when the school was renamed Philips High School. The hall contains a Stage and a Balcony which is used during assemblies. The school also uses past Head Teachers' and Governors' names for their House Point System (Clive, Ineson, Keech, Lobjoit) (Philips, Ragdale, Sidall). They are often referred to as C, I, K, L and P, R, S. The school was also the place of filming for the BBC
drama, Drop Dead Gorgeous
.
The school prefects wear the same tie, only in a crimson red colour.
, and specialises in nanotechnology
and nanorobotics
.
Max and Harry Mondryk - Members of the 2010 Britain's Got Talent
boy band Connected and are now in a boyband called ReConnected.
Jamie Lomas
who is best known for his role as Warren Fox
in the channel 4
soap Hollyoaks
.
Charley Webb
who plays the role as Debbie Dingle
in the ITV
soap Emmerdale
.
Dilip Das who competed in Series 4 Episode 2 of BBC
's Total Wipeout
. Produced by the Initial team at Endemol
. Originally broadcast on Saturday 15 January 2011.
Dale Speight who appeared as a contestant on Channel 4
's Deal or No Deal
. Produced by the Remarkable Television team at Endemol
. Originally broadcast on Wednesday 26 January 2011, Speight won £100,000 from the game show.
Whitefield, Greater Manchester
Whitefield is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on undulating ground in the Irwell Valley, along the south bank of the River Irwell, south-southeast of Bury, and to the north-northwest of the city of Manchester...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, on the site of Stand Grammar School for Girls. The current Headmaster is Mr. C. J. Trees. Philips High School used to be Stand Grammar for Girls but in the 80s was made a Coeducational School. There was also the Stand Grammar for Boys Building on Church Lane which was used as part of Bury College
Bury College
Bury College is an institute of higher learning for the borough of Bury, England.-Age range:Bury College is a sixth form college catering for school leavers pursuing A Levels, vocational qualifications or apprenticeships. The college has approximately 8,000 adult learners and focuses on...
for a short while until it was demolished to make way for houses. Philips High School has changed a lot since it was Stand Grammar for girls.
Philips High School was named a Maths and Computing College and therefore received a grant from major computing company, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. It now has its own sports hall which is also open to public after school hours. In the recent past, the sports centre received a refurbishment thanks to the investment of an Australian company. This included the updating of the gymnasium and the planning of several new developments. It also has three all weather pitches found on the schools main field just next to the sports hall, there have also been several refurbishments inside the actual building too, like new ICT Rooms and new classroom furniture. After the summer of 2010 the school will have a new building in Lobjoit court found in the center of the school, this building will contain new ICT suites that will be used for under 16's ICT diplomas and normal ICT lessons for pupils of the school. The school hall which still has on display the Head girl boards from Stand Grammar for Girls, and also contains the Head Girl and Boy name boards from when the school was renamed Philips High School. The hall contains a Stage and a Balcony which is used during assemblies. The school also uses past Head Teachers' and Governors' names for their House Point System (Clive, Ineson, Keech, Lobjoit) (Philips, Ragdale, Sidall). They are often referred to as C, I, K, L and P, R, S. The school was also the place of filming for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
drama, Drop Dead Gorgeous
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Drop Dead Gorgeous is a 1999 American dark comedy film directed by Michael Patrick Jann and starring Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Denise Richards, Brittany Murphy and Kirsten Dunst...
.
Uniform
The current uniform for girls is currently a navy blue blazier with the emblem on, a navy skirt (or navy suit-style trousers) and white socks or black tights. The male uniform consists of grey pants, a male navy blue blaizer (the male differers from the girl's blaziers) and grey or white socks. Both genders must wear blue shirts and a stiped navy and maroon tie. When the pupils reach year 11 they must wear white shirts, with a different tie which is navy and bears the Philips High emblem.The school prefects wear the same tie, only in a crimson red colour.
Notable Students
Rodger Dalton, who is currently a research fellow at the University of ManchesterUniversity of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
, and specialises in nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
and nanorobotics
Nanorobotics
Nanorobotics is the emerging technology field of creating machines or robots whose components are at or close to the scale of a nanometer . More specifically, nanorobotics refers to the nanotechnology engineering discipline of designing and building nanorobots, with devices ranging in size from...
.
Max and Harry Mondryk - Members of the 2010 Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
boy band Connected and are now in a boyband called ReConnected.
Jamie Lomas
Jamie Lomas
Jamie Lomas is an English actor best known for his role as bad boy Warren Fox on the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks....
who is best known for his role as Warren Fox
Warren Fox
Warren Fox is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jamie Lomas. He first arrived in 2006 as an old acquaintance of Sean Kennedy and quickly became known as the show's main villain...
in the channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
soap Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks
Hollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill...
.
Charley Webb
Charley Webb
Charley Webb is an English actress. She is best known for portraying Debbie Dingle in the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale.- Career :...
who plays the role as Debbie Dingle
Debbie Dingle
Deborah "Debbie" Dingle is a fictional character in the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale. She is portrayed by Charley Webb...
in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
soap Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
.
Dilip Das who competed in Series 4 Episode 2 of BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Total Wipeout
Total Wipeout
Total Wipeout is a British game show, hosted by Richard Hammond and Amanda Byram, which first aired on 3 January 2009. Each week 20 contestants compete in a series of challenges in an attempt to win £10,000. These challenges are based in large pools of water or mud and generally involve large...
. Produced by the Initial team at Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
. Originally broadcast on Saturday 15 January 2011.
Dale Speight who appeared as a contestant on Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...
. Produced by the Remarkable Television team at Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
. Originally broadcast on Wednesday 26 January 2011, Speight won £100,000 from the game show.