Rastrick High School

Rastrick High School
Address
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Field Top Road Rastrick , West Yorkshire , HD6 3XB England
Coordinates	53°41′47″N 1°47′30″W / 53.6965°N 1.7918°W / 53.6965; -1.7918Coordinates: 53°41′47″N 1°47′30″W / 53.6965°N 1.7918°W / 53.6965; -1.7918
Information
Type	Academy and Sixth form
Motto	"Working together for individual success."
Established	1985
Local authority	Calderdale
Specialist	Music
Department for Education URN	137444 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Steve Evans
Gender	Mixed-sex education
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1521
Website	http://www.rastrick.calderdale.sch.uk/

Rastrick High School (and Sixth Form) is a mixed-gender academy school for 11- to 18-year-olds located in Rastrick, West Yorkshire, England. A specialist school, it is a Technology College.

History[]

The school was formed in 1985 following the merger of Rastrick Grammar School and Reinswood Secondary School. However, its history can be traced back to 1621.^[1] The school is a technology specialist school and provides design and technology specialist equipment for student use.

Academic performance[]

The school is ranked 9th out of 17 secondary schools that are in Calderdale, based on GCSE pass rates. Its GCSE results are above the Calderdale average.^{[citation needed]}

Alumni[]

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• Scott Benton, Conservative MP since 2019 for Blackpool South (1998-2005)

Rastrick Grammar School[]

• Christopher Paul Baker, travel writer and photographer, and adventure motorcyclist
• Richard Blakey a former England and Yorkshire cricketer.
• John Ellis, Labour MP for Bristol North West from 1966–70 and Brigg and Scunthorpe
• Sir (Albert) Larry Lamb, editor of the Daily Express from 1983–6 and of The Sun from 1969–72 and 1975–81
• Sir John E. Walker FRS, Professor of Molecular Bioenergetics at the University of Cambridge since 2002, and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997 for discovery of an enzyme mechanism in the synthesis of Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Former and current teachers[]

• Peter Clark – former head teacher, received a CBE in 1998.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Edubase^{[permanent dead link]}
• Rastrick High School & 6th Form College Website