Smithills School is a
mixed secondary school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., b ...
located in
Smithills,
Bolton
Bolton ( , locally ) is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury and Salford. It is surrounded by several towns and vill ...
,
Greater Manchester
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Previously a Grammar School and then a
community school administered by
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Smithills School converted to
academy status on 1 January 2014. However the school continues to coordinate with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions.
Smithills School offers
GCSEs and
BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.
This school was used in the filming of the first series of
4 o'clock club, and was known as Elmsbury High in the TV show.
Notable former pupils
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Sara Cox, broadcaster
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Stu Francis, comedian
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Paul Fletcher, footballer
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Amir Khan, boxer
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Dave Spikey, comedian
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John Longworth, MEP
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Paul Nicholls, actor
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Ronnie Irani, Cricketer
References
External links
Smithills School official website
Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
Academies in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
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