Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent

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Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent
Location
Westport Road

Tunstall

Stoke-on-Trent
,
Staffordshire
,
ST6 4LD

England
53°03′03″N 2°12′33″W / 53.05072°N 2.20912°W / 53.05072; -2.20912
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation
Mixed
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
136102 Tables
Principal
Shane Richardson
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment698 as of February 2016
Websitehttps://stokeontrent.coopacademies.co.uk/

Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent is a mixed secondary school located in the Tunstall area of Stoke-on-Trent in the English county of Staffordshire.[1]

History

Grammar school

It was the girls' grammar school, Brownhills High School for Girls.

In the Top of the Form radio competition, a team beat King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon 49-37 on Monday 10 October 1955,[2][3] which was recorded on Tuesday 27 September 1955, with the team from Stratford being Richard Tracey, Owen Morgan, Roger Davy, and Richard Wollett.[4] The team competed with a Allerton High School girls team in the England semi-final, on Monday 28 November, and won 39-32, being recorded on November 8 1955.[5] Allerton had previously beaten Grangefield Grammar School, 39-35, with captain Margaret Holmes, aged 17.[6] The team won England final 39-35 on Monday 5 December 1955. The team was Linda Forrester aged 12 of Endon, Christine Blood, Patricia Barnes aged 15, and Ann Holdcroft aged 17, the captain,[7] being recorded on November 14 1955.[8] The team was beaten by The Royal School, Armagh boys team in the UK semi-final, 50-49.[9] The head girl wrote to Cecil W Rodd, the chairman of Walls ice cream, who gave ice creams to 630 girls.[10]

Comprehensive

It became Brownhills High School.

The school was awarded specialist status as a Maths and Computing College and was renamed Brownhills Maths and Computing College. In September 2010 the school converted to academy status and was renamed The Co-operative Academy of Stoke-on-Trent (later Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent). The school is now part of The Co-operative Academies Trust - a group of schools sponsored by The Co-operative Group.[11] In September 2012 the school relocated to new buildings.[12]

References

  1. "Home". The Co-operative Academy of Stoke-on-Trent.
  2. Staffordshire Sentinel Tuesday 11 October 1955, page 5
  3. Newcastle-under-Lyme Times Friday 14 October 1955, page 7
  4. Birmingham Mail Thursday 29 September 1955, page 6
  5. Staffordshire Sentinel Tuesday 29 November 1955, page 4
  6. Yorkshire Evening Post Tuesday 18 October 1955, page 8
  7. Staffordshire Sentinel Tuesday 6 December 1955, page 5
  8. Newcastle-under-Lyme Times Friday 9 December 1955, page 4
  9. Staffordshire Sentinel Tuesday 27 December 1955, page 5
  10. Newcastle-under-Lyme Times Friday 30 December 1955, page 5
  11. "Home : The Co-operative Academies Trust - Co-operative Academies".
  12. "Our Building". The Co-operative Academy of Stoke-on-Trent.