Smithills School

Smithills School is a mixed secondary school located in Smithills, Bolton, Greater Manchester.^[1]

Smithills School
Address
Smithills Dean Road Smithills Bolton , Greater Manchester , BL1 6JS England
Coordinates	53.5989°N 2.4543°W / 53.5989; -2.4543
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Bolton Council
Department for Education URN	140500 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	M Sidebottom
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	1,032 as of November 2022[update]
Website	www.smithillsschool.net

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.

Smithills 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.^{[citation needed]}

Notable former pupils

• Sara Cox, broadcaster
• Stu Francis, comedian
• Paul Fletcher, footballer
• Amir Khan, boxer
• Dave Spikey, comedian
• John Longworth, MEP^[2]
• Paul Nicholls, actor
• Ronnie Irani, Cricketer

References

1. "Smithills School".
2. Armitstead, Louise (21 September 2011). "New BCC boss John Longworth has been 'preparing for this role for 30 years'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

External links

• Smithills School official website