Worsley Wardley Grammar School
Worsley Wardley Grammar School | |
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Address | |
Mardale Avenue , , M27 3QP (then 9SQ) England | |
Coordinates | 53°31′13″N 2°21′32″W / 53.52041°N 2.35897°W |
Information | |
Type | Grammar school |
Established | 1955 |
Closed | 1973 |
Local authority | Lancashire |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 500-900 pupils |
Destiny | Became Wardley High School then part of Salford College |
Worsley Wardley Grammar School was a secondary school in Wardley, Greater Manchester serving Walkden, Worsley, Swinton, Pendlebury, Wardley and Clifton.
History
It opened as Worsley Wardley County Grammar School in September 1955 with just 69 boys and girls, rising to 500 by 1959, 650 in 1960, 750 in 1961, 800 in 1963 and 900 in 1965. It was run by the Lancashire Education Committee. Wardley Hall was nearby on the other side of the A6.
The school was located for the majority of its life in Mardale Avenue (off Ash Drive), Wardley, a locality west of Swinton, in the county of
Comprehensive
In September 1972 it became a five form comprehensive school for ages 11–16, the Worsley Wardley High School with around 600 boys and girls in 1973 and 800 in 1978. After 1974, it was administered by the City of Salford. In September 1988, the Wardley High School and Pendlebury High School merged to become
Four members of the
Further education college
It became the Wardley Campus of Salford College by the 1990s. Salford College became Salford City College in January 2009.
The Mardale Avenue building is now demolished, with
Notable former pupils
- Hazel Blears, Labour MP for Salford since 1997
- George Costigan, actor known for playing Bob in Rita, Sue and Bob Too
- Fiona Hall Lib Dem MEP for North East England since 2004
- Ian Seddon, footballer
Wardley High School
- Bez from the Happy Mondays
- Paul Davis, keyboard player of the Happy Mondays
- Gary Whelan, drummer from the Happy Mondays