Sir William Stanier School

Sir William Stanier School is a co-educational secondary school located in Crewe in the English county of Cheshire.[1] The school is named after William Stanier, a former railway engineer, and Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

Sir William Stanier School
Address
Coronation Street

Crewe

Cheshire
,
CW1 4EB

England
Coordinates53°06′19″N 2°26′01″W
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1977 (1977)
Local authorityCheshire East
TrustThe Learning Alliance
Department for Education URN139953 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalJason Fraser (2007-2021), Liam McDaid (2021-)
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 16
Enrollment670 (April 2021)
Websitewww.sirwilliamstanier.co.uk

History

The school was first established in 1977 as Coppenhall High School, after the amalgamation of two local schools; Brierley Street Boys School and Brierley Street Girls School.[2]

In 2005 it was announced that Coppenhall High School would amalgamate with another local school, Victoria Community Technology School[3] due to low enrollment rates in the Crewe and Nantwich areas.[4] The schools formally amalgamated on the Coppenhall High site in September 2007 and was renamed Sir William Stanier School.[5] New school buildings were then designed by Aedas and constructed by Willmott Dixon from 2010.[6]

Previously a community school administered by Cheshire East Council,[7] in September 2013 Sir William Stanier School converted to academy status.[8] The school was then sponsored by the Congleton Multi-Academy Trust, however the trust merged with the Knutsford Multi-Academy Trust in September 2020 to form The Learning Alliance.[9][10][11] As of 2021, for personal reasons, the school has a new principal, Liam McDaid,[12] also the principal of the Crewe UTC, replacing Jason Fraser.

Academics

Sir William Stanier School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.[13] The school also has a specialism in Science.[14]

References
  1. "Sir William Stanier School". www.sirwilliamstanier.co.uk.
  2. "Coppenhall High School". 1 December 2007. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007.
  3. Ault, Richard (22 June 2019). "'People pushed trolleys through the school' - Retiring head recounts long career". StokeonTrentLive.
  4. Chronicle, Crewe (11 October 2005). "'It's a crazy idea to close us down'". crewechronicle.
  5. "Sir William Stanier Community School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  6. "Sir William Stanier School | Carea". Archello.
  7. "Sir William Stanier Community School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  8. "Sir William Stanier Community School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  9. "Knutsford and Congleton Multi-Academy Trusts to merge". Knutsford Guardian.
  10. "Academy Status | Sir William Stanier School". www.sirwilliamstanier.co.uk.
  11. "Our Schools".
  12. https://www.sirwilliamstanier.co.uk/staff-information/leadership-team. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. "Subjects | Sir William Stanier School". www.sirwilliamstanier.co.uk.
  14. "Science Specialism | Sir William Stanier School". www.sirwilliamstanier.co.uk.
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