Anderton Park Primary School

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Anderton Park Primary School
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Location
Anderton Park Primary School
Dennis Road

Sparkhill

Birmingham
,
West Midlands
,
B12 8BL

England
Information
Type Community school
Local authority Birmingham City Council
Department for Education URN 103192 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherSarah Hewitt-Clarkson
Gender Coeducational
Age3to 11
Website https://www.andertonparkschool.org/

Anderton Park Primary School is a coeducational primary school located in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands, England. [1]

It is a community school administered by Birmingham City Council.

It was built by Martin and Chamberlain for the Birmingham School Board as "Dennis Road School" in 1896. On 20 January 2011 it becamee a Grade II listed building. [2] In 2019, it became the focus of campaigners opposed to LGBT representation in Sex and Relationship Education lessons. [3] These campaigners mounted a sustained demonstration outside the gates of the school before being stopped by the High Court, [4] as of 2021, the school still teaches materials containing references to LGBT groups.

The school is mentioned in official accounts relating to the so-called Trojan Horse scandal.

References

  1. ↑ Official website
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Anderton Park School, Caretaker's House and Victorian Railings (1396414)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Cartledge, James; birminghammail.co.uk; Balloo, Stephanie (3 June 2019). "School LGBT protesters hold city centre gathering - updates". birminghammail. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Protesters banned from LGBT row school". 31 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

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