The Phoenix Collegiate is a foundation secondary school and sixth form located in the Hateley Heath area of West Bromwich, a town in the West Midlands of England. The school was formed in 2010 from the merger of Menzies High School and Manor High School, both located in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell. Originally operating from both former school sites, today the Phoenix Collegiate is based mainly at the former Menzies High School campus: Year 11 pupils still attend the former Manor High School site in Friar Park Road, though this site is mostly closed off and is due to be sold off for development in summer 2013 following the departure of the current remaining Year 11s.
| The Phoenix Collegiate | |
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| Address | |
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Clarkes Lane West Bromwich , West Midlands , B71 2BX England | |
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| Type | Comprehensive foundation school |
| Established | 2010 |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Department for Education URN | 136091 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Mr Gary Hill |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Website | http://www.s445570662.websitehome.co.uk/ |
History
The origins of the school can be traced to West Bromwich Municipal Secondary School at the West Bromwich Institute, which opened in 1902 on Lodge Road, West Bromwich. It was funded by Sir George Kenrick. It became West Bromwich Grammar School in 1944, and moved to new buildings on Clarkes Lane in 1964. It was only a grammar school at this site for five years, becoming a comprehensive school in September 1969 when West Bromwich borough council (which merged with Warley five years later to form Sandwell) abolished grammar and secondary modern schools in the area.
The school was used as one of the filming locations for the 1986 film Clockwise, starring John Cleese.[citation needed]
Menzies High School was formally merged with Manor High School in 2010 to form the Phoenix Collegiate.
Notable former pupils
West Bromwich Grammar School
- Robert Dale, Managing Director of Lucas Electrical from 1985-7 and Lucas Automotive from 1987–92
- Prof Reginald Foakes, Professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1983–93
- Sir James Mountford, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool from 1945–63 and President of the Classical Association from 1962-3
- Prof Berrick Saul CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of York from 1979–93
- David Smith, Assistant Editor of The Sunday Times since 1998, and Economics Editor since 1989
- Brian Walden, television presenter and former Labour MP for Birmingham All Saints from 1964–74, and Birmingham Ladywood from 1974–77
- Madeleine Carroll, Actress, popular in the 1930s and 1940s.