Montgomery High School, Blackpool

Montgomery High School is a comprehensive school in Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England that educates pupils age 11-16. There are 1400 pupils on the roll. The Headmaster is Simon Brennand.^[1]

Academic performance

The school holds Specialist Language College status and is a Beacon school.^[2]

In February 2001, the Times Educational Supplement listed Montgomery in a group of schools that had received outstanding inspection reports or achieved sustained excellent GCSE results.^[3]

In September 2005 it was notable for being awarded 'outstanding' assessments by Ofsted in the following key areas:

• How well does the school work in partnership with others to promote learners' well-being?
• How good is the overall personal development and well-being of the learners?
• How well do the curriculum and other activities meet the range of needs and interests of learners?
• How well are learners cared for, guided and supported?^[2]

Parliamentary congratulations

Joan Humble and Stephen Twigg congratulated the school for its achievements in the House of Commons on 20 January 2005^[4] and the school was then visited by the Secretary of State for Education Ruth Kelly.^[5]

Projects

Montgomery has been selected to take part in the Human Scale Schools project operating in collaboration with the Gulbenkian Foundation.^[6]

The school ran a survey on cycle usage on behalf of the Department for Transport.^[7]

Sport

In 2003/4 the football team won the Harry Johnson Trophy (named after the former Blackpool player) with a 3-0 victory coming over neighbours Millfield. The team also took home the Lancashire Cup with a 3-1 victory in the final.^{[citation needed]}

The 2004/5 football team reached the final of the National Cup, before being defeated 3-0 in the final at Selhurst Park.^{[citation needed]}

Stephanie Findlay played football for Blackpool Ladies whilst at the school and then was selected for the soccer roster at Webber International University in Florida, USA. It is very rare for someone to move from a UK school to a USA university on a sports scholarship.^[8]

Notable alumni

• Hayley Tamaddon^[9]

References

1. ^ Our School Community
2. ^ ^{a b} "Montgomery High School - A Language College and Beacon School", Ofsted, September 2005
3. ^ "OFSTED annual report: the 'outstanding schools'", Times Educational Supplement, 7 February 2001
4. ^ Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Skills - Foreign Languages", Hansard
5. ^ "Education Minister Backs Headteacher' Policies On Discipline In Schools", Blackpool Gazette, 2 February 2005
6. ^ "Secondary Schools Project: Human Scale Schools", Human Scale Education, 2005
7. ^ "Cycling Project Fund", Department for Transport
8. ^ "2006-07 Women's Soccer Roster", WIU Warriors
9. ^ "Tune in for Hayley". Blackpool Gazette. 2007-01-05. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=62&ArticleID=1958820. Retrieved 2007-04-12. 

External links

Official site

Coordinates: 53°51′20″N 3°02′17″W / 53.85554°N 3.03796°W / 53.85554; -3.03796