The school fully opened to 13–16 years in 1977, under the leadership of its first Headmaster was Dr Morris. The largest school in the Metropolitan borough of Rochdale, it taught over 1000 students. The school buildings also included the Gracie Fields theatre, a 25-metre swimming pool, tennis courts and extensive fields for football and rugby.
In 2003, the school merged with Rydings Special School, a local school for children with disabilities. The merger required a complete reconstruction of the school, which began in 2005 and finished in 2008, and involved the redevelopment of the current site as well as an entirely new building being built on the former playing fields and tennis courts. The Oulder Hill School building remains with the same name and Rydings Special School has been named Redwood Secondary school. The building is now owned by OPERON and the school pays £1 million a year to rent the school from 6 am to 6 pm.
Once a thriving part of the school, Oulder Hill's sixth form began to decline from the year 2000 onwards. The sixth form closed to new students when Rochdale Sixth Form College opened in September 2010. At the time of closure, the sixth form had about 150 students, down from over 600 when it was first established.
^"Oulder Hill Community School and Language College". Rochdale Online. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^Taylor, Paul (4 March 2014). "Lisa Stansfield: Why I shed a tear for Rochdale". Cheshire Life. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
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oulder, hill, leadership, academy, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Oulder Hill Leadership Academy news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Oulder Hill Leadership Academy formerly Oulder Hill Community School is a co educational secondary school for 11 to 16 year olds located in Rochdale Greater Manchester England 2 Oulder Hill Leadership AcademyAddressHudsons WalkRochdale Greater Manchester OL11 5EFEnglandCoordinates53 37 03 N 2 11 14 W 53 6176 N 2 1873 W 53 6176 2 1873InformationTypeAcademyLocal authorityRochdaleTrustStar AcademiesDepartment for Education URN148847 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherLikhon MuhammadGenderCo educationalAge11 to 16Enrolment1 175 1 Websitehttps www oulderhillacademy com Contents 1 History 2 Notable former pupils 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe school fully opened to 13 16 years in 1977 under the leadership of its first Headmaster was Dr Morris The largest school in the Metropolitan borough of Rochdale it taught over 1000 students The school buildings also included the Gracie Fields theatre a 25 metre swimming pool tennis courts and extensive fields for football and rugby In 2003 the school merged with Rydings Special School a local school for children with disabilities The merger required a complete reconstruction of the school which began in 2005 and finished in 2008 and involved the redevelopment of the current site as well as an entirely new building being built on the former playing fields and tennis courts The Oulder Hill School building remains with the same name and Rydings Special School has been named Redwood Secondary school The building is now owned by OPERON and the school pays 1 million a year to rent the school from 6 am to 6 pm Once a thriving part of the school Oulder Hill s sixth form began to decline from the year 2000 onwards The sixth form closed to new students when Rochdale Sixth Form College opened in September 2010 At the time of closure the sixth form had about 150 students down from over 600 when it was first established Previously a community school administered by Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council in March 2022 Oulder Hill Community School converted to academy status and was renamed Oulder Hill Leadership Academy It is now sponsored by Star Academies Notable former pupils editWaterloo Road star Shannon Flynn attended the school 3 Singer songwriter Lisa Stansfield attended Oulder Hill 4 References edit England EduBase Oulder Hill Community School and Language College Education gov uk Retrieved 5 December 2013 Home oulderhillacademy com Oulder Hill Community School and Language College Rochdale Online 3 February 2011 Retrieved 7 January 2017 Taylor Paul 4 March 2014 Lisa Stansfield Why I shed a tear for Rochdale Cheshire Life Retrieved 7 January 2017 External links editOulder Hill Leadership Academy official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oulder Hill Leadership Academy amp oldid 1137307744, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
