St Michael's Church of England High School, Crosby

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Coordinates: 53°29′49″N 3°01′41″W / 53.497°N 3.028°W / 53.497; -3.028

St. Michael's Church of England High School Specialist Music With English College
Location
Liverpool , Merseyside , L23 7UL England
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Achievement For All
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Local authority	Sefton
Department for Education URN	141338 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Dr. S. J. Hulme
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	732
Previous name	Manor High School
Website	http://www.stmichaelshigh.com

St Michael's Church of England High School (formerly known as Manor High School) is a secondary school and sixth form located in Crosby, Merseyside, England. The school's missionary statement is: We will ensure that each individual is valued and achieves success within a caring Christian community.

Facilities at the school include five computer rooms (350 computers in total), 42 interactive whiteboards, a science department, a sports hall, a 3D learning center and a gym. There is also a sixth form for students wishing to study A-Levels.

Parts of the school[]

The main entrance to the school

The school is separated into five blocks joined together by corridors.

P Block[]

P Block is on the side of the school with one side of the wall on the upper end of Manor Road. Subjects in this block include Design Technology, Food Technology, Child Development and Art. P Block is also home to the Drama Hall, which is used for drama and music performances, and to display students' art exhibitions.

M Block[]

M Block is the two floor building near the back of the school. It is used for the new sixth form and world studies.

E Block[]

E block is located on the far side of the school and is furthest away from the main entrance. Subjects in the block include English, Mathematics, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Modern Foreign Languages and Music. E block is also home to the library, which opened in 2003. Also in E block are the new main hall, recording studio and media centre. E block is home to the dyslexic unit, where students can go for help and support with their work.

S Block[]

S Block is specifically designed to teach Science, but it also has Religious Studies (R, S), Geography and History. It is the newest block.

P.E. Block[]

The P.E. Block is at the right-centre of the school, while the sports hall was built on to E block when the girls school converted to a comprehensive school. The gym was part of the original building, along with one set of changing rooms; those next to the sports hall were also an addition to E Block. There are offices for teachers and store rooms for equipment.

Building work[]

Work on a capital building project started on 26 November 2007 and finished in September 2008. During this time, the main hall was remodeled into a state-of-the art performing arts venue, the dining room facilities was extended and developed, and one of the entrance areas was renovated.

Phase One[]

This started in November 2007 and finished in April 2008; it included a new Main Hall, car park and entrance. This phase is complete and the school now has new media centre and main hall with a new floor, stage, lighting and stage curtains. The hall also has a booth in the corner to control the lighting and sound. The car park at the front of the school is completed, but it is still being debated whether it will be extended onto the adjacent disused playground, as residents near the school were complaining of the traffic, or if it will be landscaped. It was decided in July 2008 that the disused playground would be turned into a new car park, and was expected to be open late September or early October.

Phase Two[]

This phase started on Monday 17 March 2008 finished in September 2008. This phase included the extension to the dining room. The extension of the dining room was finished and a new front car park for the school was built, along with renovations of the old dining room.

Work was completed in October 2008 and the school now has a new Arts and Media centre, extended dining room facilities and improved access to the school. They are now renovating small areas of the school. The back of the school is getting new pavement stones put down. By 2010 the school planned to have a recording studio alongside the new main hall.

Major building work started in 2011 and finished in October 2012. This included opening the disused M block as the new sixth form learning center and humanities. Other parts of the school were changed, including all new roofing and electrics and new musical facilities. Most walls in the front were plastered and all the floors were replaced. Computer rooms received new personal computers for student use.

International links[]

The school works with the Waterloo Partnership, a local charity, by donating items such as clothes, stationery and toiletries to Peninsular Secondary School in Waterloo, Sierra Leone. In February 2007, a teacher from the school, along with other delegates from local schools and the Partnership, visited Sierra Leone. A major part of the visit was devoted to undertaking teaching in schools.

Notable former pupils[]

• Martyn Andrews - TV presenter, journalist and singer (previously Andrew Martin)
• Craig Phillips - winner of the first series of reality television show Big Brother

External links[]

• School website