Mitchell High School, Stoke-on-Trent
| Established | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2011 |
| Type | Community school |
| Location |
Corneville Road Townsend, Bucknall Staffordshire ST2 9EY England  Coordinates: 53°01′21″N 2°07′52″W / 53.0225°N 2.131°W |
| Local authority | Stoke on Trent |
| DfE number | 861/4185 |
| DfE URN | 124448 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Former name | Hanley High School |
| Website | MHS |
Mitchell High School was a comprehensive school located in Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, England.
Situated in the east of Stoke-on-Trent in Townsend on the A52, it had a catchment from the communities of Bucknall, Bentilee and Abbey Hulton and educates pupils of ages 11–16. before closure there were around 650 students on roll drawn from a community that has high levels of social deprivation. The headteacher appointed in 2007 was Paul Liddle. In 2009 the Mitchell High was the most improved National Challenge school in England. In 2010 Mitchell made further improvements with the school gaining 18% above FFTD targets for the % of students gaining 5 or more A*-C Grades inc English & Maths. In addition, the CVA placed the school in the top 5% of schools.
Hanley High School was a co-educational grammar school based in the centre of Stoke on Trent which opened under its name in 1905. In 1938, the girls moved to Thistley Hough High School for Girls. In 1940, because of mining subsidence, the school was moved and became a bi-lateral school from 1948-53 with Chell Secondary Modern School (became Chell High School and closed in 1988). It moved to the outskirts of Stoke on the A52 in Bucknall in 1953.
In September 1970 it became a co-educational comprehensive school for ages 12–16. The Mitchell High School, taking ages 11–16, was officially opened on 23 March 1990 by Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester. The new school was formed by closing the Willfield High School on Lauder Place in Bentilee in 1989. In the late 1990s it was one of the fifty lowest schools for GCSE results in England. In March 1998 the headmaster, Len Wild, was punched to the ground by three intruders. Debbie Sanderson was appointed as headteacher in 2000 and was appointed an OBE for improvements made in the school in 2005.
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