Middleton Technology School is a

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in the Middleton area of the

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, England.EduBase – Middleton Technology School
/ref> Since 1995 the school has specialised in technology, vocational education and Raising Achievement Transforming Learning (RATL). During a 2006

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inspection the school was described as "Outstanding".Ofsted Inspection Report November 2006
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History

The school was awarded specialist status as a

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in 1995, the first school in

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to do so. As a result of the

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(BSF) programme, Middleton Technology School received £9million to build new and improved facilities. This includes the construction of a new technology block to house specialist science, technology, engineering and mathematics classrooms. Work also includes rebuilding the remainder of the school, and is expected to the completed in late 2012. The school had planned to gain

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status, but was forced to abandon this as the school would be liable for £2million

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payment from the BSF project. In October 2012,

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launched a consultation on the possible closure of the school

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. Reasons given for the closure of the sixth form include the relatively small size of the sixth form, falling student numbers, and the alternative sixth form provision offered by

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which opened in 2010. If the proposal is enacted, the school will not offer any new sixth form courses for students in September 2013, however existing sixth form students at the school will be able to complete their studies without relocating to another institution. Previously a community school administered by

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, in September 2016 Middleton Technology School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Great Academies Education Trust.

Notable former pupils

* Gold-selling music producer

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attended the school between 2002 and 2007.Louis Gibzen - United Kingdom , LinkedIn
/ref> * Former Manchester United football player

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References

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