St Michael's Church of England High School, Crosby
Coordinates: 53°29′49″N 3°01′41″W / 53.497°N 3.028°W
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| Motto | Achievement For All |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headteacher | Dr. S. J. Hulme |
| Location |
Liverpool Merseyside L23 7UL England |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| DfE number | 343/4001 |
| DfE URN | 141338 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 732 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Previous Name | Manor High School |
| Website | St Michael's Website |
St Michael's Church of England High School (formerly known as Manor 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 5 computer rooms (350 computers in total),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 5 blocks joined together by Corridors.
P Block
P Block is in 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, this hall is used for drama and music performances as is used to display the Art exhibition displaying GCSE and A level work of the students.
M Block
M Block is the 2 floor building near the back of the school. M Block is being 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 (ICT), Modern Foreign Languages and Music. E block is also home to the library which opened in 2003. Also in E block is the new main hall, recording studio and media centre. E block is also home to the dyslexic unit, children can come here if they are dyslexic and have help and support with their work.
S Block
S Block is a block specifically designed to teach Science but it also has Religious Studies (R,S),Geography and History . It is the newest of Blocks within the school. This block has just been redone over the Easter holidays from the dining hall to S Block it looks good and is going to be used for pictures made by students
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 will continue until September 2008. During this time, the main hall will be re-modeled into a state-of-the art performing arts venue, the dining room facilities will be extended and developed, and one of the entrance areas will be renovated.
Phase One
This started in November 2007 and finished in April 2008; this phase included a new Main Hall, a new car park and a new entrance. This phase is now complete and the school now has new media centre and main hall with a new floor, a new stage, new lighting and new stage curtains. Also 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 also now completed but it is still being debated whether the car park will be extended onto the disused playground next to it 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 to the right of the main car park would be turned into a new car park and should be open late September or early October.
Phase Two
This phase started on Monday 17 March 2008 and is planned to finish in September 2008. This phase of the plan includes the extension to the dining room. The extension of the dining room is now finished and work has now started on a new front car park for the school along with decorating 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 for example the back of the school are getting new pavement stones put down and hopefully by 2010 the school hope to have a recording studio alongside the new main hall.
Major building work started in 2011 and was hoped to be finished in October 2012. This includes opening the disused M block as the new sixth form learning center and humanities. Other parts of the school have been changed including all new roofing and electrics and new musical facilities. Most of the walls in the front have been plastered and all the floors have been replaced. Also there are new computers in 3 of the 5 computer rooms.
International links
The school works with The Waterloo Partnership, a local charity, by donating items such as clothes, stationery and toiletries to Peninsular Secondary School in Waterloo, Sierra Leone. In February 2007, a teacher from the school, along with other delegates from local schools and the Partnership, visited Sierra Leone. A major part of the teachers' visit was devoted to undertaking teaching in schools.
Notable former pupils
- Craig Phillips - Winner of the first series of reality television show Big Brother.
- Martyn Andrews - TV presenter, journalist and singer (previously Andrew Martin).