Aldercar High School
| Aldercar High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
 | |
Daltons Close , NG16 4HL England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Philip |
| Established | 1955 |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Trust | Embark Multi Academy Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 149364 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head Teacher | Claire Hatto |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 676 as of April 2016[update] |
| Website | https://www.aldercarhigh.co.uk/ |
Aldercar High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Aldercar, Derbyshire, England.[1]
It is close to the A610 and Langley Mill Academy, and is next door to Aldercar Infants School.
Admissions
[edit]The school's catchment area includes Aldercar, Langley Mill and Heanor. Students from Ilkeston, Eastwood, Codnor and Ripley also attend. As of 2021, the school had around 600 students.[2]
History
[edit]The school opened in September 1955 as a secondary modern school. It became Heanor Aldercar Comprehensive School, then Aldercar School. The school has been awarded specialist Language College status, and was named Aldercar Community Language College for a time before being renamed Aldercar High School.
In 2009, the Phoenix Centre Sixth Form building opened, offering courses for ages 16–19.
Previously a community school administered by Derbyshire County Council,[3] in October 2022 Aldercar High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Embark Multi Academy Trust.[4]
Notable former pupils
[edit]- Ron Haslam, world champion motorcycle racer
- Paris Simmons, footballer
- Nick Wright, footballer
- Paul Reece, footballer
- Chanel Cresswell, actress
- Adrian Hobson, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
References
[edit]- ^ "Home". Aldercar High School.
- ^ "Aldercar High School". Get Information about Schools. Uk Government. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Aldercar High School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Embark Federation". Embark Federation. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- Department for Children, Schools and Families School Verification
- Aldercar, the Story of a School, Mary and John Sheppard, December 2006, ISBN 0-9554746-0-4
External links
[edit]- Aldercar High School
- Searching for knives in October 2007
- Deputy head attacked by pupils from Eastwood School in December 2005
- Designing school uniforms in March 2002
- EduBase[permanent dead link]
