School History

Broken Cross Secondary School for Boys, built by Cheshire County Council, opened its doors in 1958 on a site to the north of Whirley Road.  In its first few years, it offered secondary education to boys between the ages of 11 and 16. During the 1960s and 1970s, the School developed an excellent reputation for its music-making and our brass bands often toured the European capitals.

In 1979, our School welcomed girls for the first time and we changed our name to Henbury County High School.  The school was located within the parish of Henbury, one mile from the village. In the 1980s, we developed a sixth form which has continued to grow to this day.

In 1993, the Governors of the School took a bold decision and chose to become more autonomous, opting out of local authority control and becoming a "grant maintained" school.  The name changed again at this time to Henbury High School.

In 1998, Henbury was designated by the Government as a Technology College, specialising in technology, science, maths and ICT.  In 2004, we were ranked as one of the top 70 high-performing specialist schools in the country and we were invited to apply for a second specialism in art and English.  Also in 2004, we welcomed most of the students and some of the staff from the closing Ryles Park High School here in Macclesfield.

In September 2007, we moved to our new school on the campus at Park Lane where we changed our name yet again to Macclesfield High School.  Here we share a campus - the Macclesfield Learning Zone - with the newly-built Macclesfield College and Park Lane Special School.

In 2008 our school celebrated its 50th anniversary.

 

Construction images of our new School

 

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