Complex sentence: He grew up in the village of Mellor, on the outskirts of Stockport and attended Mellor Primary School from 1982--1989 and Manchester Grammar School from 1989--1996, where he performed in many school plays.
Split into simpler sentences: He grew up in the village of Mellor, on the outskirts of Stockport. He attended Mellor Primary School from 1982--1989 and Manchester Grammar School from 1989--1996, where he performed in many school plays.