Rivington and Blackrod High School
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| Established | 1566 |
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| Type | Academy, formally a Voluntary controlled comprehensive Academy |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headteacher | Paul Roach |
| Deputy Headteacher | Gill Bentham |
| Founder | James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham |
| Location |
Upper school: Rivington Lane Rivington Lancashire Lower school: Albert Street Horwich Greater Manchester England Coordinates: 53°36′37″N 2°32′57″W / 53.610329°N 2.549176°W |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| DfE URN | 105261 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 2020 pupils |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www |
Rivington and Blackrod High School is a Church of England, voluntary controlled comprehensive and sixth form school in the North West region of England. The school is located at two sites, with the upper school situated on Rivington Lane in Rivington, Lancashire (SD637127), and the lower school situated on Albert Street in Horwich, Greater Manchester (SD638118).
The school specialises in design and technology, mathematics and science. It has been awarded the status of a training school to train the next generation of teachers. Year Seven students (the lower school), occupy the former Horwich County Secondary School site. The upper school (high school) eight to eleven and Sixth form students occupy the Rivington site.
In 2008 the school was one of 11 across the country to receive a Specialist Schools and Academies Trust’s (SSAT) 2008 Futures Vision Tour Award and gave impressive A level results at 98%. The School ranked 7th in 2009 of 19 schools in the Bolton LEA with scores for GCSE % 50 Level 2 CVA 994.9 A/AS average points 611.1 and Level 3 CVA 990.7 in 2009.
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