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Ella Toone (MBE)

Footballer and former student of Fred Longworth High School.

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Footballer and former student of Fred Longworth High School.

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Ella Toone (MBE)

Footballer and former student of Fred Longworth High School.

Ella Toone (MBE) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Manchester United women’s team and the England national team. Renowned for her technical skill, work rate, and clinical finishing, she has cemented her place as a household name in women’s football.

Ella is the Manchester United’s women’s all-time leading goalscorer and appearance maker, having recently reached her 200th outing for the team. For the Lionesses, Ella holds the unique accolade of being the first England player (male or female) to score in a quarter-final, semi-final, and final of a major international tournament. She notably scored the iconic opening goal against Germany in the Euro 2022 Final.

At Fred Longworth High School, Ella enjoyed many sports, including football, gymnastics, netball, and cross-country running. Her hard work and dedication helped her become one of England’s top football players and an inspiration to young athletes.

Caption: Ella Toone hosting her ET7 Academy at Fred Longworth High School.
Caption: Ella Toone hosting her ET7 Academy at Fred Longworth High School.

Alongside her successful football career, Ella operates the ET7 Academy, which is an empowering football and education programme.

Managed alongside her husband, former professional footballer Joe Bunney, the academy provides young female players with top-tier coaching, personal development, and career pathways both on and off the pitch. Fred Longworth High School is proud to be a host venue of this coaching school, with sessions held weekly.

In May 2026, Ella was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) from Prince William at Windsor Castle for her services to football. 

In this video (courtesy of Granada Reports) Ella reflects on her time at Fred Longworth High School.

Both Ella Toone and Keely Hodgkinson are former students of Fred Longworth High School, becoming friends during their time at Freddie’s. Both participated in many of the extra-curricular activities that were available to them in school, which helped to develop their love for sports.

They played on the same school football team together. Hodgkinson frequently recalls knowing Toone was destined for stardom because she used to completely “smoke” the boys’ teams. They also ran cross-country together, where Hodgkinson usually held the upper hand.

Despite their busy schedules dominating world athletics and international football, they share a highly publicised, supportive bond and have spoken about this publicly. The most famous example of this came in 2024 when Ella congratulated Keely on her Olympic gold medal win. 

Caption: Keely Hodgkinson and Ella Toone during their Fred Longworth High School years.
Caption: Keely Hodgkinson and Ella Toone during their Fred Longworth High School years.

You can watch this famous clip, which demonstrates the special bond that both former students have in the video below (courtesy of BBC television).

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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.