Heywood Community High School


Heywood Community High School was a secondary school in the Heywood district of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. The school closed 30 June 2010 to students but officially closed on 31 August 2010.

History

The school opened in 1966 as Sutherland High School. The school was renamed to Heywood Community High School 31 August 1990.
In 2006 when the position of Headteacher was appointed to David Yates the school's performance improved dramatically. from 10% A-C GCSE grade to 71% in 2010, the year of the school's closure. This made the school one of the best in the Rochdale borough and in the top 20 most improved schools in the country.
The school officially closed on 31 August 2010, as a result of the British Government's Building Schools for the Future strategy. The school stopped accepting new students in 2008 in order to phase out the majority of students in preparation for the closure in 2010. When the school closed the majority of remaining students were transferred to neighbouring Siddal Moor Sports College and the remainder to Holy Family College. In the school's last Ofsted report it was found to be outstanding in many areas. The former school building was demolished in late 2010.

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