The Specialist Schools Programme

To find out more about Specialist Schools click on: www.specialistschoolstrust.org.uk
 
Specialist schools sponsored by The Ogden Trust
Following our sponsorship of Balderstone Community High School in Rochdale (Sir Peter Ogden's former school when it was Rochdale Grammar School) to become Balderstone Technology College in 2001, the Trust has now sponsored 51 schools with grants totalling £905,000 (as at January 2008).  This grants programme has now ended and has been replaced by our Science Partnerships programme.  Schools who are members of Ogden Trust Science Partnerships are marked with *

Pilot School: (granted 2001)
Balderstone Technology College, Rochdale, (Technology) *
 
Second Phase: (all granted status March 2002)
Collegiate High School, Blackpool (Sport)
Fulwood High School, Preston (Arts) *
Litherland High School, Merseyside (Languages) *
 
Third Phase: (all granted status July 2002)
Castle Vale School, Birmingham (Arts)
Farringdon Community College, Sunderland (Sports)
Holly Hall School, Dudley (Maths & ICT)

Fourth Phase:(all granted status March 2003)
The Derby High School, Bury (Joint Arts & Science) *
South Craven School, Keighley (Tech & Eng)
 
Fifth Phase: (all granted status July 2003)
Cottenham Village College, Cambridge (Maths & ICT)
Ullswater Community College, Penrith (Bus & Ent)
Ulverston Victoria High School, Nr. Barrow-in-Furness (Maths & ICT)
South Wirral High School (Arts)
Heathcote School, Chingford (Science)
Verdin High School, Cheshire (Technology)
Finham Park School, Coventry (Maths & ICT)
Forest School, Wokingham (Business & Ent)
Ormesby School, Middlesbrough, (Engineering)
 
Sixth Phase: (granted status January 2004)
Lampton School, Hounslow (Humanities)
Wednesfield High School, Wolverhampton (Engineering)
Healing Comprehensive, Grimsby (Science)
King’s Heath Boys’ School, Birmingham (Maths/ICT)
Valley Comprehensive School, Notts (Technology)
Ilford County High School (Science)

Seventh Phase: (granted status March 2004)
Alexandra Park School, N11 (Science)
Holly Lodge High School, Smethwick (Science)
Prestwich Community High School (Arts)
Madeley Court, Telford (Sport)
Perry Beeches School, Birmingham (Technology)
Saltley School, Birmingham (Science)
Bramcote Park Comprehensive School, Beeston (Bus & Ent)
Pudsey Grangefield School, West Yorkshire (Maths/ICT)
Teignmouth Community College, Devon (Maths/ICT)
Orwell High School, Felixstowe (Technology)
 
Eighth Phase: (all granted status March 2005)
Our Lady’s Catholic High School, Fulwood (Maths ICT) *
Filey School, East Yorks (Technology)
Carleton High School, Pontefract (Science) *
The King’s High School, Pontefract (Maths & Computing) *
Pleckgate High School, Blackburn (Maths/ICT)
St Peter’s School, Huntingdon (Maths/ICT)
Menzies High School, West Bromwich (Science)
 
Ninth Phase: (all granted status June 2005)
Great Barr School, Birmingham (Science)
Rushey Mead School, Leicester (Sport/Science) *
Sacred Heart RC Comprehensive, Redcar (Science)
Woodhey High School, Bury (Science) *
Range High School, Formby (Maths/ICT) *
Castlebrook High School, Bury (Science/Technology) *
 
Tenth Phase: 
St Peter’s RC School, Middlesbrough (Maths/ICT)
St Augustine's Catholic High School, Redditch (Science)
 
Eleventh Phase:
Morecambe Community High School (Science)
Easington Community School, Peterlee, Co Durham (Science) *
 
Total Sponsorship to date: £905,000
 
Other Specialist Schools who are members of Ogden Science Partnerships:
 
Ashton Community Science College, Preston (2007) *
The Trinity School, Nottingham (2007) *