the first headmaster was Major Richard Bell, who had served in the First World War. Woods Lane Secondary Modern School: 1936–1972 The oldest part of the present-day high school was built in 1935, and officially opened on 28 April 1936. It was designed in the shape of a capital ‘E’ to signify it was a place of education to potential aircraft bombers, with a multi-use school hall and open corridors. Boys and girls were segregated in school, with different entrances and playgrounds. During the Second World War, the school hosted evacuees from several destinations, including Manchester and the Channel Islands, and in 1954 a new headmaster, Mr Richard Haynes, was appointed. In 1962, the original school was demolished, and in 1965, plans were underway to extend the building with the potential of changing to a comprehensive school: a new hall was built, and the old hall was changed into a library; an administrative area, gymnasium, dining rooms, and two-storey block were also built at this time, and the open corridors were closed in. The numbers on roll had now increased to 480. By 1969, Mr David Pennells had been appointed as the new headmaster, and despite some opposition, the school became comprehensive in 1972, changing its name to Cheadle Hulme County High School, and in 1974 with government changes from Cheshire County Council to Stockport Council, Cheadle Hulme High School. There was a significant building programme, including an associated sports centre, so the school could now accommodate up to 1,500 children. Comprehensive school: 1972–1997 The change to a comprehensive system resulted in the loss of the house system, and replaced with year groups and form tutors. A sixth form had been introduced in 1971, and by 1977 the first fully comprehensive sixth form was in place. 1986 saw the first computer laboratory installed, funded by the PTA, and information technology was gradually introduced throughout the school. In 1989 Mr Ronald Dixon was appointed as headteacher, and in the early 1990s, the sixth form was phased out, with Stockport Council reorganising further education as sixth form colleges. Language college: 1997–2012 Cheadle Hulme High School became a specialist language college in September 1997, a status which is unique to it in the borough, and allowing it to assume the name of Cheadle Hulme College. It also became a training school in 2000. The incumbent headteacher, Mrs Linda Magrath was appointed in 2004.