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Arts Council England announces the latest schools achieving Artsmark Award status, including 31 in the North West.
Curious Minds is delighted to congratulate the very latest group of North West schools to achieve Artsmark status.Artsmark is the creative quality standard for schools; accredited by Arts Council England and awarded to schools which actively champion high quality art and cultural education within their curriculum. Culture and creativity increases pupils’ confidence, critical thinking, communication and literacy skills, improving attainment and bringing core subjects to life.
In order to achieve Artsmark status, these schools have demonstrated their commitment to incorporating art and culture into every student’s life and learning, as well as showing ambitious plans for the future. They will now continue their journey with the support of Curious Minds.
Over 700 schools across the region are on their Artsmark journey, either having received their award or working towards it.
The 31 most recently levelled North West schools are:
- Oldfield Brow Primary School - Silver - Liverpool
- Longmoor Community Primary School - Gold - Altrincham
- Heygarth Primary School - Silver - Wirral
- Moulton School - Gold - Moulton
- Cledford Primary School - Silver - Cheshire
- Highfurlong School - Silver - Blackpool
- South Walney Junior School - Gold - Cumbria
- Button Lane Primary School - Gold - Manchester
- Preston Muslim Girls High School - Silver - Preston
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Junior School - Gold- Liverpool
- Cale Green Primary School - Gold - Stockport - Silver
- Ellenbrook Community Primary School - Silver - Manchester
- Palace Fields Primary Academy - Silver - Cheshire
- Warren Wood Primary School - Silver - Stockport
- Banks Lane Infant School - Silver - Stockport
- Chorlton Park Primary - Silver - Manchester
- Mountwood Academy - Gold - Preston
- Wirral Hospitals' School - Gold - Wirral
- Claremont Primary School - Gold - Manchester
- St Bede's Catholic Junior School - Gold - Cheshire
- Marple Hall School - Gold - Cheshire
- St George's Church of England Primary School - Silver- Stockport
- The Wilmslow Academy - Gold - Cheshire
- Leyland Methodist Junior School - Silver - Lancashire
- The Fallibroome Academy - Platinum - Macclesfield
- St Oswald's Church of England Primary School - Silver - Merseyside
- Grange Valley Primary School - Gold - Merseyside
- Hope Primary School - Silver - Merseyside
- Oakfield High School and College - Gold - Wigan
- St Bega's CofE Primary School - Silver - Cumbria
- Sandbach Primary Academy - Silver - Cheshire
