Henbury High School
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Henbury High School was opened in 1958 and originally called Broken Cross Secondary School for boys.
During the 1960s and 70s the school developed some what of a reputation for music and its brass band travelled all over europes capitals.
In 1979 the school became a mixed school and introduced girls into the class rooms. A year later the sixth form was added.
1993 saw the schools governors forward a motion to be removed from Council control and opted for a grant maintained operation.
Five years later the government designated the school a technology college. One which focused mainly on pupils with visual imparements and those who where partially blind.
Renamed Henbury High School Technology College. The school now specialised in teaching technology, science, maths and ICT. In 2004 Henbury reached the top 100 schools list in the country, ranking at 70 on the list of top specialist schools.
The school finally closed in September 2007 and relocated a few miles down the road to the park lane campus and renamed yet again. This time under the title Macclesfield High School.
Having only been closed a few months it has already been targeted by vandals. Virtually every window on the ground levels have been smashed. Inside the majority of the strip lights have also been damaged and roof tiles broken.
Apart from that the school is in exceptional condition inside, with little grafitti, which is very surprising given the buildings status. The only signs of grafitti are from the last pupils who attended the school, which would of been presumably carried out of the last day of term?
The blackboards even show the last lessons and topics covered before closure.
This was the first time we have explored a school and made for some what of an interesting experience. Many of us hadnt been inside a school since our own school days which was some years back.
The first thing we noticed was the smell. Schools are like Hospitals they all smell the same. Apart from reminiscing our own school days we did come across all sorts of items still in situ. A grand Piano was one of the many items we discovered as well as various school books and old computers.
An enjoyable explore really and a first for all of us.
