Smithills School
Smithills School is a mixed secondary school located in Smithills, Bolton, Greater Manchester. Previously a Grammar School and then a community school administered by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Smithills School converted to academy status on 1 January 2014. However the school continues to coordinate with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions.
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School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. This school was used in the filming of the first series of 4 o'clock club, and was known as Elmsbury High in the TV show.
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• Name — Smithills School • Type — Academy • Head Label — Headteacher • Head — Carolyn Dewse • Address — Smithills Dean Road • Location — Smithills • City — Bolton • County — Greater Manchester • Postal Code — BL1 6JS • Country — England • Local Authority — Bolton Council • Urn — 140500 • Ofsted — yes • Enrolment — 1,032 As of 2022 11 • Gender — Mixed • Lower Age — 11 • Upper Age — 16 • Website — https: www.smithillsschool.net
Notable former pupils
• Sara Cox, broadcaster • Paul Fletcher, footballer • Stu Francis, comedian • Ronnie Irani, cricketer • Amir Khan, boxer • John Longworth, Member of the European Parliament • Paul Nicholls, actor • Dave Spikey, comedian • Lauren Patel, actor
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