Blythe Bridge High School

Academy in Staffordshire, England

52°58′06″N 2°03′40″W / 52.9682°N 2.0612°W / 52.9682; -2.0612InformationTypeAcademyLocal authorityStaffordshireTrustJohn Taylor Multi-Academy TrustDepartment for Education URN149376 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherRachael JohnsonGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 18Enrolment1,008 as of January 2023^[update]Websitehttp://www.bb-hs.co.uk/

Blythe Bridge High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Blythe Bridge in the English county of Staffordshire.^[1]

Previously a foundation school administered by Staffordshire County Council,^[2] in March 2023 Blythe Bridge High School converted to academy status.^[3] The school is now sponsored by the John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust.^[4]

Blythe Bridge mainly admits pupils from Dilhorne Endowed CE Primary School, Forsbrook Primary School, Fulford Primary School, Meir Heath Primary School, Springcroft Primary School, St Peter's Primary School and William Amory Primary School.^[5] The school also attracts pupils from Stoke-on-Trent.

Blythe Bridge High School offers GCSEs and vocational courses as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further vocational courses.^[6]

Notable former pupils

Jan McFarlane, Church of England bishop^[7]
Ben Brereton, professional footballer^[8]
Ollie Shenton, professional footballer^[9]
Ashley Wallbridge, international DJ/producer^[10]

References

^ "Blythe Bridge High School & Sixth Form".
^ "Blythe Bridge High School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ "Blythe Bridge High School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ "Schools & Academies – John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust". Jtmat.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ "Blythe Bridge High School & Sixth Form - Partner Schools".
^ "Blythe Bridge High School & Sixth Form - Curriculum Overview".
^ "Archdeacon of Norwich set to be made a bishop". Network Norfolk. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016. Jan (age 51) was educated at Blythe Bridge High School...
^ Smith, Pete (12 March 2017). "Transfer gossip: Liverpool plan £10m bid for Nottingham Forest's Blythe Bridge ace Ben Brereton". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Brereton, a former Blythe Bridge High School student...
^ Baggaley, Michael (28 June 2020). "Chorley reveal deal for Ollie Shenton from Stoke City". Stoke-on-Trent Live. Retrieved 19 July 2020. The former Blythe Bridge High School student...
^ "Stoke-on-Trent DJ Ashley Wallbridge a Las Vegas hit". BBC News. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2020. The former student at Blythe Bridge High School...