Stretford High School is an 11–16 non-selective secondary school in the borough of

Trafford Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of in . It covers and includes the area of Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford and the towns of Altrincham, Stretford, Urmston, Partington and Sa ...

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. The school has working partnerships with both

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and

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Admissions

The school has 780 pupils on roll who reflect the multi-cultural mix that is the north of Trafford.

History

Stretford High School in its current form dates from 1990. Previously the site was host to Stretford Grammar School for Boys, in 1986 it merged with Stretford Grammar School for Girls to become Stretford Grammar School, moving onto the girls' school site and vacating the Great Stone Road site. On Friday 8 July 2011 Stretford High School pupils in conjunction with Sir Bobby Charlton and Dickie Bird MBE unveiled

blue plaque A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom, and certain other countries and territories, to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving a ...

s dedicated to

Tommy Taylor Thomas Taylor (29 January 1932 – 6 February 1958) was an English association football, footballer, who played as a Forward (association football), centre-forward and was known for his aerial ability. He was one of the eight Manchester United ...

and

Duncan Edwards Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English footballer who played as a left-half for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby ...

, two of the

Busby Babes The "Busby Babes" were the group of footballers, recruited and trained by Manchester United chief scout Joe Armstrong and assistant manager Jimmy Murphy, who progressed from the club's youth team into the first team under the management of the ...

who lived in the locality and died in the

Munich air disaster The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich, West Germany. The aircraft was carrying the Manchester United F.C., Manche ...

in 1958.

Academic performance

2010 examination results: * 45% of pupils achieved five or more passes at A*-C including English & Mathematics * 80% of pupils achieved five or more passes at A*-C * 100% of pupils achieved a level 2 qualification In its most recent

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inspection Stretford High School was rated as 'Good'.

Head teachers

* 2015-: Nicola Doward * 2015: Lindsay Brindley * 2011–2015: James Haseldine * 2009-2010: Eddie Malone * 2005-2009: Derek Davies

References

{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1990 Secondary schools in Trafford 1990 establishments in England Stretford Foundation schools in Trafford