St Michael's Church of England High School, Crosby
St Michael's Church of England High School is a secondary school and sixth form located in Crosby, Merseyside, England. The school's missionary statement is: We will ensure that each individual is valued and achieves success within a caring Christian community. Facilities at the school include five computer rooms, 42 interactive whiteboards, a science department, a sports hall, a 3D learning center and a gym. There is also a sixth form for students wishing to study A-Levels.
Parts of the school
The school is separated into five blocks joined together by corridors.
P Block
P Block is on the side of the school with one side of the wall on the upper end of Manor Road. Subjects in this block include Design Technology, Food Technology, Child Development and Art. P Block is also home to the Drama Hall, which is used for drama and music performances, and to display students' art exhibitions.
M Block
M Block is the two floor building near the back of the school. It is used for the new sixth form and world studies.
E Block
E block is located on the far side of the school and is furthest away from the main entrance. Subjects in the block include English, Mathematics, Information Communication Technology, Modern Foreign Languages and Music. E block is also home to the library, which opened in 2003. Also in E block are the new main hall, recording studio and media centre. E block is home to the dyslexic unit, where students can go for help and support with their work.
S Block is specifically designed to teach Science, but it also has Religious Studies, Geography and History. It is the newest block.
P.E. Block
The P.E. Block is at the right centre of the school, which is fairly modern. It consists of a gym, sports hall, two boys' and two girls' changing rooms and offices for the equipment.
Building work
Work on a capital building project started on 26 November 2007 and finished in September 2008. During this time, the main hall was remodeled into a state-of-the art performing arts venue, the dining room facilities was extended and developed, and one of the entrance areas was renovated.
Phase One
This started in November 2007 and finished in April 2008; it included a new Main Hall, car park and entrance. This phase is complete and the school now has new media centre and main hall with a new floor, stage, lighting and stage curtains. The hall also has a booth in the corner to control the lighting and sound. The car park at the front of the school is completed, but it is still being debated whether it will be extended onto the adjacent disused playground, as residents near the school were complaining of the traffic, or if it will be landscaped. It was decided in July 2008 that the disused playground would be turned into a new car park, and was expected to be open late September or early October.
Phase Two
This phase started on Monday 17 March 2008 finished in September 2008. This phase included the extension to the dining room. The extension of the dining room was finished and a new front car park for the school was built, along with renovations of the old dining room. Work was completed in October 2008 and the school now has a new Arts and Media centre, extended dining room facilities and improved access to the school. They are now renovating small areas of the school. The back of the school is getting new pavement stones put down. By 2010 the school planned to have a recording studio alongside the new main hall. Major building work started in 2011 and finished in October 2012. This included opening the disused M block as the new sixth form learning center and humanities. Other parts of the school were changed, including all new roofing and electrics and new musical facilities. Most walls in the front were plastered and all the floors were replaced. Computer rooms received new personal computers for student use.
