Witton Park High School
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The Witton Park High School is a comprehensive secondary school in the west of Blackburn.
, to the east of Blackburn. A levels are taken at Blackburn College
. It has GNVQ
courses in Business, Art, Leisure & Tourism. In each year there are eight forms.
. It was first at Spring Mount on Preston New Road from 1883, then moved to Crosshill. It moved to Buncer Lane (B6447) in 1961. It became comprehensive
in 1968, when it merged with Witton Park Secondary Modern School, which was next-door.
In January 2011, Balfour Beatty
started to construct the new building in association with Building Schools for the Future
.
Admissions
It is for ages 11-16. It is near Witton Country ParkWitton Country Park
Witton Country Park is a 480 acre public park in the west of Blackburn, Lancashire. Around half of the park is mixed woodland and parkland, while the rest is either farmland or rough grassland with open access. A visitors' centre features stables with exhibitions of old horse-drawn farm machinery,...
, to the east of Blackburn. A levels are taken at Blackburn College
Blackburn College (Blackburn with Darwen)
Blackburn College is a further and higher education college in Blackburn, in the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England.It is a large college, with over 15,000 students, around 6,000 of whom are aged 16–19...
. It has GNVQ
General National Vocational Qualification
A General National Vocational Qualification, or GNVQ, is a certificate of vocational education in the United Kingdom. The last GNVQs were awarded in 2007....
courses in Business, Art, Leisure & Tourism. In each year there are eight forms.
History
It was originally called Blackburn High School for Girls, a grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
. It was first at Spring Mount on Preston New Road from 1883, then moved to Crosshill. It moved to Buncer Lane (B6447) in 1961. It became comprehensive
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
in 1968, when it merged with Witton Park Secondary Modern School, which was next-door.
In January 2011, Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty plc is a British construction, engineering, military housing, rail and investment services company. It is one of the largest construction companies in the UK, and the 15th largest in the world...
started to construct the new building in association with Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future is the name of the previous UK Government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England. The program is very ambitious in its costs, timescales and objectives, with politicians from all English political parties supportive of the principle but...
.
Academic performance
Based on prior levels of attainment Witton Park performs extremely highly and caters for all its students exceptionally well. The school consistently performs at a higher level than other similar schools nationally.Blackburn High School for Girls
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