Alder Grange School
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Alder Grange School and Sixth Form Centre | |
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Address | |
Calder Road Coeducational | |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 830[3] |
Houses | Cribden, Whinberry and Swinshaw (Red, Green and Blue) [citation needed] |
Colour(s) | Light blue, dark blue [4] |
Website | www |
Alder Grange School is a
Facilities
The school's sporting facilities include a gymnasium, a 3G pitch with astroturf, and Alder Grange Sports Centre - a fitness room with sports hall. The sports hall opened in 2008 which includes various facilities which include badminton courts, table tennis tables, outdoor football space and basketball courts.
Elsewhere, the school has one cafeteria, five science labs, four specialised technology rooms including a kitchen for food technology, a music room and one IT suite.[5]
The school is closely linked to school technology provider
Awards and status
It previously held
Extra curricular activities
Apart from academic work, students at Alder Grange can participate in other activities. These include the Music School (includes extra instrument lessons or taking part in school productions such as a rendition of
ag6
In January 2011, Alder Grange School opened its new
Facilities
Facilities at the new ag6 building includes a catering kitchen and café, media studio [citation needed] and PC computers with professional-spec camera equipment, one science laboratory, a student social area with library, staff lounge and horticulture equipment.[5]
Courses
At ag6, students can take academic
Alderbeat Records
Alderbeat Records was launched in February 2012 after the school purchased high-end radio equipment. As part of the project, a school station called Alderbeat was broadcast on 87.9FM and was played in the school via a number of speakers around the school including classrooms. The station manager was an Alder Grange student.[9] Alderbeat was discontinued in March 2017.
References
- ^ "Home". Alder Grange. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Staff list for Website November 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Alder Grange School - GOV.UK".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c "Alder Grange Prospectus" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Establishment: Alder Grange Community and Technology School". EduBase. Retrieved 21 March 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "About Alder Grange". Alder Grange Community and Technology School. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ a b "ag6 prospectus" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Rossendale school set up Alderbeat radio station". 2 March 2012.