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Find sources: "Turton School" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Community school in Bromley Cross, Greater Manchester, England Turton School Location Bromley Cross Road Bromley Cross , Greater Manchester , BL7 9LT England 53°36′50″N 2°24′46″W / 53.614006°N 2.412712°W / 53.614006; -2.412712 Information Type Community school Motto Building on the knowledge of the past to help the children of today meet the challenges of tomorrow Established 1954 Local authority Bolton Department for Education URN 105253 Tables Ofsted Reports Headteacher S Gorse Gender Mixed Age 11 to 18 Enrolment 1,695 pupils Colours Red (Year 7), Silver (Year 8), Green (Year 9), Purple (Year 10), Blue (Year 11) and Black (prefects) Website http://www.turton.uk.com/ **Turton School** is a mixed comprehensive secondary school and [sixth form](/source/Sixth_form) in [Bromley Cross](/source/Bromley_Cross), in the [Metropolitan Borough of Bolton](/source/Metropolitan_Borough_of_Bolton), [Greater Manchester](/source/Greater_Manchester), England.[1] ## History and information Main School Building Construction for the main school buildings started in 1939, but were postponed due to the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War). The school eventually opened in April 1954. The school buildings were extensively renovated in 2018 which included a new dining room, [library](/source/Library), learning support area and English department. It is over-subscribed, with two applications per place. Facilities include a community [swimming pool](/source/Swimming_pool) and [sports hall](/source/Sports_hall). The school enjoys sporting success in [hockey](/source/Field_hockey), [netball](/source/Netball), [football](/source/Association_football), [rugby](/source/Rugby_football), [basketball](/source/Basketball), [tennis](/source/Tennis), [cricket](/source/Cricket), [rounders](/source/Rounders), [badminton](/source/Badminton), [table tennis](/source/Table_tennis), [volleyball](/source/Volleyball), and [softball](/source/Softball), and also offers dance, [gymnastics](/source/Gymnastics), [swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport)), and [aerobics](/source/Aerobics).[1][*[failed verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability)*] There are junior and senior [choirs](/source/Choir), a training [orchestra](/source/Orchestra) and senior orchestra, wind band, flute choir, [brass band](/source/Brass_band), [string quartet](/source/String_quartet) and wind quartet. Other extra-curricular activities range from [chess](/source/Chess), technology and [computers](/source/Computers) to [drama](/source/Drama) and [writing](/source/Writing) groups that produce a school [magazine](/source/Magazine) and [newsletter](/source/Newsletter). Turton High also offers an industrial awareness conference, Young Enterprise, [sixth-form](/source/Sixth-form) debating and a variety of [charity](/source/Charity_(practice)) events.[1] ## Admissions Re-organised as a comprehensive in 1971, the school is situated in the northern extremity of Bolton in a suburban commuter area.[1] ## Sixth form Turton Sixth Form Entrance The [Sixth Form](/source/Sixth_Form) at Turton offers over 35 Advanced Level courses in a purpose-built centre[2] with [Common Room](/source/Common_Room), ICT facilities and Study Area, an all-day [snack bar](/source/Snack_bar), [conference room](/source/Conference_room), [green screen](/source/Green_screen) [television studio](/source/Television_studio) and media suite.[2] Over half of these have not previously attended the main school. ## Awards and achievements - Awarded Healthy School status in March 2007 - The latest Ofsted report states: "Standards are well above average and rising, as a result of good teaching and teachers' effective use of data to set targets" - Teachernet school achievement award winner - [FA](/source/The_Football_Association) charter standard school ## Senior staff - **Headteacher:** S. Gorse - **Deputy headteachers:** C. Bach, C. Baily - **Director of sixth form:** K. Bali - **Assistant headteachers:** J L Edge, A Lane, N R Parry - **Associate assistant headteachers:** J Bach - also SENCO ## Notable alumni - [Harry Brockbank](/source/Harry_Brockbank) (born 1998), English footballer, former player for [Bolton Wanderers](/source/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C.), now playing for [St Patrick’s Athletic FC](/source/St_Patrick's_Athletic_F.C.) - [James Carlton](/source/James_Carlton_(actor)) (aka James Slark; born 1977), actor, [Emmerdale](/source/Emmerdale) and [Heartbeat](/source/Heartbeat_(British_TV_series)) - [Justin Chadwick](/source/Justin_Chadwick) (born 1968), producer of *The Other Boleyn Girl* and *Long Walk to Freedom*. - [John Cunliffe](/source/John_Cunliffe_(footballer%2C_born_1984)) (born 1984), former professional footballer in the United States. - [David Flitcroft](/source/David_Flitcroft) (born 1974), footballer, now director of football at [Port Vale](/source/Port_Vale_F.C.) - [Garry Flitcroft](/source/Garry_Flitcroft) (born 1972), footballer, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City - [Jack Harrison](/source/Jack_Harrison_(footballer%2C_born_1996)) (born 1996), footballer playing for [Leeds United](/source/Leeds_United_F.C.), Everton - [Paul Heathcote](/source/Paul_Heathcote) (born 1960), chef - [Chris Hunt](/source/Chris_Hunt_(badminton)) (born 1968), badminton gold medalist, European and Commonwealth - [Andy Kellett](/source/Andy_Kellett) (born 1993), footballer Bolton, Plymouth, Wigan, Bury - [Tom Lancashire](/source/Thomas_Lancashire) (born 1985), middle-distance athlete 2008 Olympian - [David Andrew Phoenix](/source/David_Andrew_Phoenix) (born 1966), biochemist and educationalist - [Craig Pilling](/source/Craig_Pilling) (born 1986), wrestling Commonwealth Games 2014 bronze medallist - [Clare Pollard](/source/Clare_Pollard) (born 1978), poet and playwright - [Paul Sixsmith](/source/Paul_Sixsmith) (born 1971), international footballer for Malta - [Stuart Stokes](/source/Stuart_Stokes) (born 1976), athlete, 2012 Olympian 3000m steeplechase - [Simon Whaley](/source/Simon_Whaley) (born 7 June 1985), former footballer playing for [Bury](/source/Bury_F.C.), [Preston North End](/source/Preston_North_End_F.C.), [Barnsley](/source/Barnsley_F.C.), [Norwich City](/source/Norwich_City_F.C.), [Rochdale](/source/Rochdale_A.F.C.) and [Bradford City](/source/Bradford_City_A.F.C.). - [Sammy Winward](/source/Sammy_Winward) (born 1985), actress, Emmerdale. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tmac_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tmac_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-tmac_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-tmac_1-3) [Turton School](http://www.turton.uk.com/). Retrieved 30 November 2009. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-turtonsixth_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-turtonsixth_2-1) [Turton Sixth Form](http://www.turtonsixthform.uk.com). Retrieved on 2 June 2010. ## External links - [Welcome to the VLE](http://clc2.uniservity.com/Grouphomepage.asp?GroupId=278482) - [Main School Website](http://www.turton.uk.com) - [Ofsted Reports](http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/105253) v t e Schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton Secondary schools Bolton Muslim Girls' School Bolton St Catherine's Academy Canon Slade School Essa Academy Harper Green School Kearsley Academy Ladybridge High School Little Lever School Mount St Joseph School Rivington and Blackrod High School St James's CE High School St Joseph's RC High School Sharples School Smithills School Thornleigh Salesian College Turton School University Collegiate School Westhoughton High School Independent schools Bolton School Darul Uloom Bolton FE and sixth form colleges Bolton College Bolton Sixth Form College Defunct Bolton Wanderers Free School Authority control databases ISNI --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Turton School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turton_School) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turton_School?action=history)). 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