Ormskirk School

Ormskirk School is a secondary comprehensive in West Lancashire, England, created in September 2001 by the amalgamation of two schools in Ormskirk – Cross Hall High School and Ormskirk Grammar School, an investment costing £16 million.[1] The school caters for roughly 1,400 pupils aged between 11-18 and includes its own sixth form for post-16 studies. The school has been awarded Specialist Arts College status.

Ormskirk School
Entrance to the school (2006)
Address
Wigan Road

, ,
L39 2AT

Coordinates53.5679°N 2.8669°W / 53.5679; -2.8669
Information
TypeVoluntary Controlled School
EstablishedSeptember 2001
Local authorityLancashire
Department for Education URN132834 Tables
OfstedReports
Executive HeadteacherL Gwinnett (Interim)
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,600
Original SchoolsCross Hall High School and Ormskirk Grammar School
Websitehttp://www.ormskirk.lancs.sch.uk/

Opening

In September 2004, the school moved in to a new building on Wigan Road, with an official opening by Prince Andrew, Duke of York the following year on 18 October 2005.[1]

Syllabus

Up until 2011, pupils were required to take an art as a GCSE. This restriction was removed for the then-Year 9s.

References

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