▁the ▁ 1 1 - 1 6 ▁range . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁facilities ▁include ▁a ▁sports ▁hall , ▁g ym , ▁ast ro ▁tur f ▁pitch , ▁tennis ▁courts , ▁purpose ▁built ▁performing ▁arts ▁block , ▁library , ▁farm ▁and ▁sw imming ▁pool . ▁The ▁school ▁also ▁offers ▁special ist ▁class rooms ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁cook ing ▁and ▁nut r ition , ▁art ▁and ▁design , ▁performing ▁arts , ▁science ▁and ▁computing . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁Arts mark ▁Gold ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Arts ▁Council ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁OF ST ED ▁report ▁summar ized ▁it ▁as ▁" a ▁good ▁school ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁school ▁achieved ▁its ▁best ▁GC SE ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁sum mers ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 7 ; ▁becoming ▁the ▁most ▁improved ▁school ▁in ▁Stock port ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Govern ance ▁Red d ish ▁V ale ▁became ▁a ▁special ist ▁Technology ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁LE A ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁Co - oper ative ▁College ' s ▁co - oper ative ▁- based ▁model ▁for ▁trust ▁school ▁govern ance ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Within ▁a ▁year , ▁a ▁further ▁ 2 5 ▁schools ▁adopted ▁the ▁model ▁as ▁one ▁offering ▁strong ▁values ▁and ▁extensive ▁eng agement ▁of ▁all ▁st