Egerton Park Arts College
Egerton Park Arts College is a comprehensive school for boys and girl between the ages of 11-16. It is on Egerton Street, Denton, Tameside, Greater Manchester, M34 3PB.
History
It used to be called Egerton Park Community High School, and previous to that Egerton Park Secondary School. It has been awarded specialist Arts College status.
Proposed Merger
In 2010 Egerton Park is set to merge with fellow Denton high school Two Trees Sports College, on the Egerton Park campus, creating a City Academy style high school. The name of the new school will be Denton Community College.
Academic performance
Like all except two schools in Tameside LEA, it has no sixth form. At GCSE it gets results under the England average, although a few per cent under the Tameside average.
Notable Alumni
- Samantha Siddall - Actress, notable for her role as Mandy Maguire in Channel 4 series Shameless
- Andrew Gwynne.the local MP for Denton and Reddish
Notable teachers
- Thomas Clarke (born c. 1972), a former Head of Science who was jailed for life in December 2002 for murdering a 71 year old pensioner and leaving a teenager disabled.