Canon Slade School
| Motto |
Ora et Labora (Latin: Pray and Work) |
|---|---|
| Established | ante 1855 |
| Type | Voluntary aided secondary school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmaster | Mr Alan Mottershead |
| Founder | Canon James Slade |
| Location |
Bradshaw Brow Bradshaw, Bolton Greater Manchester BL2 3PB England Coordinates: 53°36′08″N 2°24′33″W / 53.602127°N 2.409106°W |
| Local authority | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council |
| DfE URN | 105267 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,702 pupils |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www |
Canon Slade School is a Church of England secondary school in Bradshaw, Bolton, England.
The school was founded in 1855 by Canon James Slade as Bolton Church Institute, aimed at educating the poorer children of Bolton. The Church Institute was on Institute Street. Offices and the Society of Friends Meeting House occupy the original site next to St Peter's Church. The school moved to its current site on Bradshaw Brow in 1956. The school holds its annual Founder's Day service at St Peter's.
The school became a direct grant grammar school, then a comprehensive. It celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2005 with a ceremony at the Bolton Arena. A range of items including a brief history - created by historian John Aldred - and a whole school photograph were produced to commemorate the occasion.
Although the school has changed since its inception, its motto "Ora Et Labora" (Pray and Work) is still its guiding principle. Its chapel, completed in 2004, bears witness to the centrality of the school's Christian faith.
The school has around 1,700 pupils on roll, including 340 in the sixth form. It has a reputation for its academic work, for several years the sixth form has been ranked amongst the top thirty nationally for A-level results in a comprehensive state school, and also for sport (Sportsmark Award and regular success in national competitions), for music, drama and other activities. It is a Specialist Arts College, a Training School and has Healthy School and Leading Edge status. Since 2004 the school has been an Ambassador School for the National Academy of Gifted and Talented Youth. In 2009 the school was awarded Gold Standard by the Specialist School and Academies Trust for Community Cohesion.
Canon Slade School is set on a 57-acre (230,000 m2) site in the foothills of the West Pennine Moors on which are hundreds of mature trees, a river bank, two wildlife ponds, one of which is inhabited by several endangered species of amphibian, extensive sports fields, including a cross-country course and floodlit all-weather pitch.
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