Balderstone Technology College

Balderstone Technology College was a school in the Balderstone district of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England.

Balderstone Technology College
Address
Queen Victoria Street

, ,
OL11 2HJ

Coordinates53°36′01″N 2°08′59″W
Information
TypeGrammar School
Technology College
Motto"Dare and you will prevail"
Established1953
(as Rochdale Grammar School for Boys)
Closed31 August 2010
Local authorityRochdale MBC
SpecialistTechnology
Department for Education URN105836 Tables
HeadteacherMr Paul Wright
Mr Nigel Jepson
Staff150
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment785
Former nameRochdale Grammar School & Balderstone Community School
Websitewww.btc.ac.uk

Location

It is situated near the junction of Queensway (A664) and Oldham Road (A671) between Balderstone and Kirkholt. It is in the parish of St Mary, Balderstone.[1][2]

History

Grammar school

The school was once called Rochdale Grammar School for Boys, formerly known as Rochdale Municipal High School for Boys on Church Lane. It was administered by Rochdale Education Committee, and moved to Queen Victoria Street in 1953 at a cost of £180,000. A grammar school had been founded in 1565 in Rochdale by Matthew Parker, then Archbishop of Canterbury. There was also Rochdale Grammar School for Girls on Falinge Road, becoming Falinge Park High School.[3]

Comprehensive

It became a comprehensive in 1969 - the Balderstone High School, then Balderstone Community School in 1972 for boys and girls aged 14–18. In 1992 it became a high school for boys and girls aged 11–16. In 1999 it gained Technology College status.

The school closed on 31 August 2010 as a result of the Building Schools for the Future program. The school merged with Springhill High School and formed a new school called Kingsway Park High School. The building was used to host Kingsway Park High School until 2012 when a new building was built on the former Springhill High School site, Turfhill Road.[4]

Alumni

Rochdale Grammar School

References

  1. Saint Mary Church, Balderstone Archived 8 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  2. Parish Church of St Mary, Balderstone. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. "Education in Rochdale. Early Education. Rochdale Grammar School". link4life.org. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
  4. Details of the new school (Kingsway Park HS) Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 20 May 2011
  5. Wilkinson, Damon (21 February 2020). "Soldier killed in Gulf War to have road named after him on estate". Manchester Evening News.
  6. Millett, Paul; Oakley, S. P.; Thompson, R. J. E. (2011). "Ratio Et Res Ipsa: Classical Essays Presented by Former Pupils to James Diggle on His Retirement". Cambridge Classical Journal. Cambridge Classical Journal Supplements. Cambridge Philological Society. 36: 1. doi:10.2307/j.ctv12fw8jh.
  7. "Glynn Boyd Harte". Daily Telegraph.
  8. "Knighthood for hero of poor but bright kids". Manchester Evening News. 25 April 2005.
  9. "Profile: Cyril Smith". BBC News. 27 April 2014.
  10. "University of Manchester Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology People". University of Manchester. University of Manchester. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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