Marsden Heights Community College is a

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located in Brierfield,

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, England.

History

New school under construction - geograph

The school opened in September 2006, as part of the first wave of a nationwide 10 to 15-year programme of capital investment funded by the Department for Education and Skills called

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. It currently occupies the sites of the former Edge End High School and Mansfield High School; its new buildings, completed in 2010, are on a single site at the Bent Head playing fields nearby, situated in Brierfield. Previously a community school administered by

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, in November 2020 Marsden Heights Community College converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by

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School performance

In 2011, 45% of Year 11 pupils achieved 5 A* to C

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passes (or equivalent) including English Language and Mathematics. The school's value-added measure was 1018.2 (national average 1000), for adding value between the end of

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and the end of

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Accessed 2 June 2012. As of 2024, the school's most recent

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inspection was in 2023, with an outcome of Good.

References

Brierfield, Lancashire Schools in the Borough of Pendle Secondary schools in Lancashire Academies in Lancashire Educational institutions established in 2006 United Learning schools 2006 establishments in England {{Lancashire-school-stub