St James's Church of England School and Sports College
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St James's Church of England School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England
secondary school
located on Lucas Road,Farnworth
in Greater Manchester
, England
.
. It became a comprehensive in the early 1970s, and effectively became the only school in the area when the former Farnworth Grammar School was demolished. There is also a St James C of E Primary School in Farnworth, on Hillside Avenue.
The School recently achieved its highest ever exam success in 2008 with 73% of students achieving 5 or more Grade A* to C G.C.S.Es. With 65% of students achieving 5 or more Grade A* to C G.C.S.Es including Maths and English.
Assistant Heads - Mr R. Coulson, Mrs. Thornton, Mr A. Leigh, Mr J.W. Waring and Mrs S. Gibbs.
Also, the school has their very own wristband for this project. It is blue and yellow (the school colours) and says 'B THE CHANGE' on it. The proceeds of these wristbands also went to charity.They are now helping Masooli School In Uganda.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
secondary school
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...
located on Lucas Road,Farnworth
Farnworth
Farnworth is within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is located southeast of Bolton, 6 miles south-west of Bury , and northwest of Manchester....
in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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History
The school was a secondary modern schoolSecondary 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...
. It became a comprehensive in the early 1970s, and effectively became the only school in the area when the former Farnworth Grammar School was demolished. There is also a St James C of E Primary School in Farnworth, on Hillside Avenue.
Exam success
The school is continually achieving high GCSE grades, with 61% of pupils attaining the equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grade C or above. The school achieved sports college status in September 2005. The new sports area includes a dance studio, a multi-use games area (MUGA) and a sports hall. St James' is a respectable school in all areas, especially in charity work, for which they raise over £5000 each year.The School recently achieved its highest ever exam success in 2008 with 73% of students achieving 5 or more Grade A* to C G.C.S.Es. With 65% of students achieving 5 or more Grade A* to C G.C.S.Es including Maths and English.
Assistant Heads - Mr R. Coulson, Mrs. Thornton, Mr A. Leigh, Mr J.W. Waring and Mrs S. Gibbs.
Charity work
In 2004, the school started a fundraising project called 'B The Change'. This project was to raise money for many charities including Ryan's Well and Fairtrade. It proved to be very successful and raised thousands of pounds for the charities.Also, the school has their very own wristband for this project. It is blue and yellow (the school colours) and says 'B THE CHANGE' on it. The proceeds of these wristbands also went to charity.They are now helping Masooli School In Uganda.
Alumni
- Laurence RobertsonLaurence RobertsonLaurence Anthony Robertson is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire since 1997...
- Conservative MP for Tewkesbury (when a secondary modern and later transferred to Farnworth Grammar). - Jason WilcoxJason WilcoxJason Wilcox is a former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He made 5 appearances for England including 3 at full international level.-Blackburn:...
- Former England footballer - Luke DanielsLuke DanielsLuke Matthew Daniels is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Southend United on loan from West Bromwich Albion.-Career:...
- Motherwell F.C.Motherwell F.C.Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
Goalkeeper - Tom AldredTom AldredThomas Michael Aldred is an English-born Scottish defender with Football League One side Colchester United, joining on a free transfer after being released by Watford. He has represented Scotland at under-19 level....
- is a defender with League One side Carlisle United.