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'''Neston High School''' is a [[Mixed-sex education|coeducational]] [[secondary school]] and [[sixth form]] with [[Academy (English school)|academy status]] located in [[Neston]] on the [[Wirral Peninsula]], in the [[English county]] of [[Cheshire]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.nestonhigh.cheshire.sch.uk/ |title=Home &#124; Neston High |publisher=Nestonhigh.cheshire.sch.uk |date=2013-11-25 |access-date=2014-06-21 |archive-date=24 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624172541/http://www.nestonhigh.cheshire.sch.uk/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

Previously a [[Community school (England and Wales)|community school]] administered by [[Cheshire West and Chester Council]],<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/local-news/neston-high-school-apply-secretary-5184716|title=Neston High School will apply to Secretary of State for academy status|first=Cheshire|last=Live|date=21 December 2011|website=CheshireLive))</ref> Neston High School converted to academy status in July 2012.<ref name=GIAS>((Cite web|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/111398|title=Neston High School - GOV.UK|website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk))</ref> The school continues to coordinate with Cheshire West and Chester Council for admissions.

==Description==

The school was opened as '''Neston Secondary School''' in 1958, in purpose-built buildings.<ref name="1957_rep">((cite book |title=REPORT for the year 1957 |date=1957 |publisher=CHESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL EDUCATION COMMITTEE |url=https://archive.org/stream/b29104142/b29104142_djvu.txt |access-date=25 January 2021))</ref> Planning for the new school had started in 1950.<ref name="WC_1950">((cite news |title=Alsager College wants to carry on training teachers who have drive and initiative: Full Support from County Education Authority |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003288/19500211/119/0007 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Winsford Chronicle |date=11 February 1950 |quote=NESTON SECONDARY SCHOOL. It was decided to acquire a site of some eighteen acres fronting Raby-road, Neston, for the proposed Neston Secondary (Modern) School ...))</ref>  The cost of the new school was £117,000.<ref name="CE_1958">((cite news |title=New Neston School to be opened by Mr. Selwyn Lloyd |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000157/19580621/451/0017 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Cheshire Observer |date=21 June 1958))</ref> It was opened by [[Selwyn Lloyd]].<ref name="CE_1958"/> In his speech, he said that the new school "was one more step in carrying out the revolutionary promises of the [[Education Act 1944|Education Act of 1944]]".<ref name="LE_Lloyd_revolutionary">((cite news |title=Neston's New School Opened by Mr. Selwyn Lloyd |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19580621/548/0021 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Liverpool Echo |date=21 June 1958))</ref> The first headteacher was Robert Hird, and the school opened with 320 pupils, with space for 360.<ref name="LE_Lloyd_revolutionary"/><ref name="HEC_1957">((cite news |title=Wirral post for Greetland headmaster |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19570831/053/0003 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Halifax Evening Courier |date=31 August 1957))</ref> In 1968 improvements were made to the school buildings to prepare for the raising of the [[School-leaving age|school leaving age]] to 16.<ref name="LE_1967">((cite news |title=Work on Wirral Schools |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19671103/289/0017 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Liverpool Echo |date=3 November 1967))</ref> Hird remained head until 1979, when Geoffrey Sirett was appointed.<ref name="LE_Hird_ret">((cite news |title=School head |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19791006/002/0001 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Liverpool Echo |date=6 October 1979))</ref>  From 1972, following the abolition of the [[eleven-plus]], children in the local [[catchment area]] were automatically allocated a place at Neston, now called '''Neston Comprehensive School'''.<ref name="LE_eleven-plus">((cite news |title=Schools are going all-in at a variety of speeds |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19671103/289/0017 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Liverpool Echo |date=19 April 1972))</ref>
Neston High School converted to academy status in July 2012. it was tested by Ofsted in 2013 and designated a Good school.<ref name=GIAS/><ref name="Ofsted 2013">((cite web |title=Ofsted Full Section 5 Report 2013 |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2226961 |website=ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=26 January 2021))</ref>

In 2016 the school gained two national awards as part of the National Good Schools Guide scheme.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/neston-high-recognised-national-awards-10724287|title=Neston High recognised in national awards|first=David|last=Norbury|date=13 January 2016|website=CheshireLive))</ref> The school was rated 'Good' overall by an [[Ofsted]] inspection in January 2017.<ref name="Short">((cite web |title=Ofsted Short Inspection January 2017 |url=https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2645753 |website=ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=25 January 2021))</ref><ref name="auto">((Cite web|url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/nestons-new-25m-high-school-13661814|title=Neston's new £25m high school sees local living wage protest|first=David|last=Norbury|date=24 September 2017|website=CheshireLive))</ref>

The school moved into new modern buildings in September 2017, built on the other side of Neston Recreation Centre to the original building.<ref name="auto"/><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/neston-recreation-centre-reopen-after-14487886|title=Neston recreation centre to reopen after £2.2m makeover|first=David|last=Norbury|date=4 April 2018|website=CheshireLive))</ref> The original building has now been demolished and all-weather pitches have been installed along with a car-park and school drop off point. <!-- <ref name="Building Plans">((cite web |title=Neston High School New Building Plans Revealed |url=https://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/Cheshire/Neston/CH64/News/Local-News/277694-Neston-High-School-New-Building-Plans-Revealed |website=www.aboutmyarea.co.uk |access-date=26 January 2021))</ref> --> The school project cost £25m: the leisure centre refurbishment £2.2m.<ref name="local">((cite web |title=New building for Neston High School – Neston |url=http://www.nestonlocal.com/2015/02/03/new-building-neston-high-school/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131100413/http://www.nestonlocal.com/2015/02/03/new-building-neston-high-school/ |archive-date=31 January 2021 |url-status=dead |website=www.nestonlocal.com |access-date=26 January 2021))</ref>

==Buildings==
The new buildings, completed in 2017, were a result of the [[Priority School Building Programme]] which took over where [[Building Schools for the Future]] had left off. The contractors were  Morgan Sindall. It is a large three storey rectangle, with two three storey light wells a its heart. The classrooms, laboratories and workshops all face outwards and benefit from natural light.<ref name="local"/> The new building provides an ICT rich library area, a learning resource centre and a Sixth Form Study area. As in every new build there are lettable areas. There are gyms and appropriate changing facilities.<ref name="local"/>

==Academics==
Neston operates an entitlement curriculum believing that students 'have a right to immerse themselves in studies that takes full account of their potential and capability.'<ref name="NHS Curriculum">((cite web |title=NHS Curriculum |url=https://www.nestonhigh.com/page/?title=Curriculum&pid=14 |website=www.nestonhigh.com |access-date=27 January 2021))</ref> The curriculum extends beyond the timetabled lessons,  there are extensive 'Learning Outside The Classroom' (LOTC) programmes. In 2012 Ofsted published a research paper using Neston as the example of good practice. It remained current for four years.<ref name="LOTC">((cite web |title=Learning outside the classroom |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learning-outside-the-classroom |website=GOV.UK |access-date=27 January 2021 |language=en))</ref>

Virtually all maintained schools and academies follow the [[National Curriculum for England|National Curriculum]], and are inspected by Ofsted on how well they succeed in delivering a 'broad and balanced curriculum'.<ref name="Roberts">((cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Nerys |title=The school curriculum in England Parliamentary Briefing Paper |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN06798/SN06798.pdf |website=parliament.uk |access-date=6 July 2020))</ref> Schools endeavour to get all students to achieve the [[English Baccalaureate]] (EBACC) qualification- this must include core subjects a modern or ancient foreign language, and either History or Geography.

Neston operates a three-year, [[Key Stage 3]]  where all the core National Curriculum subjects are taught. Each fortnight, years 8 9, study English (7 sessions), Maths (8), Science (6), PE (4), PRSE/RE (2). In addition they study Spanish (3), French (4) or German (4), RS, Art, Music, Drama, Technology and Computing. In year 7, there is food tech but only one language.<ref name="NHS Curriculum"/>

In [[Key Stage 4]] all students study English (8), Maths (8), Science (10), PE (2), PSRE/RE (2) and four options (5 sessions each). One of the options must be History or Geography.<ref name="NHS Curriculum"/>
Neston High School offers [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSEs]] and [[Cambridge Nationals]].  Students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of [[A-level]]s and [[Business and Technology Education Council|BTECs]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.nestonhigh.cheshire.sch.uk/Sixth-Form-Overview |title=Overview &#124; Neston High |publisher=Nestonhigh.cheshire.sch.uk |access-date=2014-06-21 |archive-date=26 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526113655/http://www.nestonhigh.cheshire.sch.uk/Sixth-Form-Overview |url-status=live ))</ref>

==Houses==
The school has five [[House system|Houses]] named for various contributors to the school. Members of each house are identified by different coloured stripes on the school tie from years 7 to 11.

((color box|red)) Grenfell – named after Sir Wilfred Grenfell, a missionary doctor from Parkgate who worked in Canada.

((color box|purple)) Stewart – named after Mike Stewart, a young Science teacher at the school who died suddenly.

((color box|blue)) Talbot – named after the Talbot family and Earl of Shrewsbury, who were landowners in Neston in medieval times.

((color box|yellow)) Summers – named after [[John Summers & Sons|local landowners]] who at one time owned Shotton Steel Works.

((color box|orange)) Overton – named after the first Chair of Governors, Colonel Overton.

==Pastoral==
The pastoral system in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 is based on the [[House system|house model]].  In addition to the inevitable sports competitions, the Head of House oversees a team of form teachers whose job is to monitor the pupils progress and wellbeing. The house has its own dedicated learning support assistants and runs its own mentoring programme. Students are involved as e-buddies, mentors and sports captains.<ref name="Houses">((cite web |title=Talbot House |url=https://www.nestonhigh.com/page/?title=Talbot+House&pid=73 |website=www.nestonhigh.com |access-date=26 January 2021))</ref> Each house sponsors a charity that is selected by the students.

The houses are Grenfell, named after [[Sir Wilfred Grenfell]] who was a doctor and Medical Missionary,  Overton who was the first Chair of Governors, Stewart named after Mike Stewart, a science teacher who died young and suddenly, Summers who built the [[Shotton, Flintshire|Shotton]] steel works and Talbot the family name of the [[Earls of Shrewsbury]].<ref name="Houses"/>

Bushell House (retired) Bushell house was named after Christopher Bushell (1811 - 1887) Christopher Bushell was a Liverpool wine merchant, Bushell took  great interest in Neston and gave generously including for the building of local schools and churches. This is the same person Bushell fountain in the town center was named after.

==Notable former pupils==
* [[Simon Byrne (police officer)|Simon Byrne]], Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland, 2019.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-255823|title=Byrne, Simon, (born 29 April 1963), Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland, since 2019|website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U255823))</ref>

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*[https://www.nestonhigh.com Neston High School official website]
*[https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C279383 Neston County Secondary School at the National Archives]
*[https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=dXh1Bn2dRua A interactive walk around the current building]
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