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School History

Our school history in a plotted timeline.

24th May, 1962

School to be built at Hindsford

Local media announce that a £250,000 school will be built in the Hindsford area of Tyldesley on Printshop Lane.

24th May, 1962

7th March, 1964

Opening of School

Fred Longworth County Secondary School opens for the first time as girls only school.

7th March, 1964

29th August, 1973

Death of Sir Fred Longworth

Sir Fred Longworth dies, 29th August, 1973.

29th August, 1973

1976

Change to comprehensive

School becomes a mixed gender comprehensive. Name changed to Fred Longworth High School.

1976

1997

Arts College Status

Fred Longworth High School is awarded Arts College status.

1997

1998

Science building extension

Science building is extended with extra classrooms.

1998

2002

Freddie’s in top 10

Fred Longworth High School is in the top 10% of schools in Britain in terms of performance.

2002

2008

Art block

Construction and opening of a purpose built Art block.

2008

2010

Outstanding School

Fred Longworth High School is judged an “Outstanding School” by Ofsted.

2010

2011

Inclusion Centre

Inclusion Centre built.

2011

2013

Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Fred Longworth Nowt2Do extra-curricular project is recipient of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

2013

2013

New reception

New reception entrance built.

2013

2014

50th Anniversary

School celebrates its 50th anniversary with a number of events to mark the occasion.

2014

2016

Flexible Learning Building

Construction and opening of the Flexible Learning Building.

2016

January, 2021

New building

Work begins on the demolition of our Humanities and Mathematics block. Construction of a new building takes place.

January, 2021

July, 2021

New Maths & Humanities Block

Our new building opens.

July, 2021

April, 2022

New School Development Starts

Work begins to construct a new state-of-the-art block to replace the existing main school block.

April, 2022

October, 2023

New School Opens

Our new 24 million pound school opens its doors to students. 

October, 2023

How Yondr Works

Frequently Asked Questions

We want our students to be engaged in their learning. A child at high school should not really have a reason to contact a parent during the day; however, if there is a genuine reason e.g. they have forgotten their packed lunch, a phone call can be made home from the school office. If a parent needs to contact their child in an emergency, they should contact the school office. If you need to contact your child during the school day, contact the main office on 01942 883796.

In case of a school emergency, we direct our students to safety first, following our school emergency procedures.

 

Students are in possession of their phone - in their Yondr pouch - for the entire school day. We will advise students to store the pouch safely in their school bag or blazer pockets.

If a student damages their Pouch or is caught on their phone, we will confiscate the phone and issue a sanction which is likely to be a suspension.

Note: Damage consists of any signs that the physical integrity of the pouch has been compromised, whether intentional or unintentional, as determined by the school or Yondr staff.

Damaged pouches will be charged to parents at a cost of £20.

They will be searched and wanded with a handheld scanner by a member of SLT. If they are found to have their phone on their person they will be expected to place it in their pouch. Refusal will be met with suspension.

If a student forgets their Pouch, their phone will be confiscated.

As per our previous mobile phone policy;

  • Confiscated phones will be taken to reception where the phone will be secured in the school safe.
  • Parents will be alerted to the phone confiscation via the school office.

Parents will have the option to collect the phone at the end of the day. If parents do not collect the phone, the phone will remain in school until the end of the week or until the student has their pouch.

In Yondr’s experience, this almost never happens. All students funnel past the unlocking stations at the exits, they want their phones back and don’t forget to unlock their pouches. If they do arrive home with a phone in a pouch, they can either come back to school to unlock it, or have a phone free evening!

The unlocking process is quick and takes under a second per student. 

As a privilege, Year 11 will be able to unlock their phones as they go off site at lunchtime; however, they will be expected to put their phones back into their pouches when they return to school for period 5.

Yes. There is an adapted version of the pouch which uses a Velcro fastener instead of a magnetic lock. This means the student still follows the policy, but the adapted pouch gives them easy access to their phone when required. If the student abuses this, they will face a sanction. We are already aware of these students.

Your Office 365 account username is your school network account username followed by @flhs.wigan.sch.uk 
The password is the same password that you use in school to access computers.