Maltby Academy

Maltby Academy
Address
Braithwell Road Maltby , South Yorkshire , S66 8AB England
Coordinates	53°25′26″N1°12′31″W / 53.42376°N 1.20868°W / 53.42376; -1.20868
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Exceptional experiences. Successful lives.
Established	1931
Founder	David Sutton
Local authority	Rotherham
Department for Education URN	136042 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Richard Wood
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11to 18
Enrolment	1,123
Capacity	1,250
Houses	Barts, Bede, Rolleston, York
Colour(s)	Barts – Green, Bede – Blue, Rolleston – Red, York – Yellow
Former names	Maltby Grammar School (1931–1967) Maltby Comprehensive School (1967–2008) Maltby Community School – Specialising in Business and Enterprise (2008–2009)
Academy colours	Blue and Teal
Trust	Maltby Learning Trust
Website	www.maltbyacademy.com

Maltby Academy is an academy school in the former mining town of Maltby in South Yorkshire, England.

Admissions

The school has a sixth form. The school is below capacity in its numbers. It is situated on Braithwell Road (B6376) close to the junction with the A631. It gained academy status in January 2010. A £10.9 million In 2014, the Capital Build Programme completed, with new buildings put in place, some demolished and also refurbishments to other buildings.^{[ clarification needed ]} However, the Clock tower is still standing. In 2022, the Maltby Learning Trust gained £4.5 million in the government's Levelling Up Fund to redevelop the old Maltby Grammar School building, after it has been left derelict since 2014. ^[1]

History

The logo of the school before conversion to an academy

The co-educational Maltby Grammar School was established in 1931, being built on the site of Rolleston Hall on Rotherham Road (A631). It was officially opened on (Saturday) 16 April 1932 by Sir Percy Jackson, the Chairman of the West Riding Education Committee. The school motto was 'Per Laborem Ad Honorem'. The Maltby Hall Secondary Modern School was on Braithwell Road and merged with the grammar school when it became a comprehensive in 1967.

Comprehensive

Buildings were added in the 1960s to prepare the school to become a comprehensive. It became Maltby Comprehensive School, being officially opened on 7 October 1967 by Alan Bullock, the Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. This was an incremental change to becoming a comprehensive, with the school becoming fully comprehensive by 1974 once all former grammar school intakes had left.

In October 2007, Michael Swann, a science teacher at the school, was arrested and cautioned by police for possession of crack cocaine. ^[2] The General Teaching Council for England subsequently found Swann guilty of unacceptable professional conduct in April 2009, but allowed him to continue teaching. ^[3] Swann was only the second teacher ever to escape a disciplinary order after a drugs offence – a decision criticised by both the Association of School and College Leaders and drugs charity Hope UK. ^[4] The school's headteacher, David Sutton, called Swann an 'excellent role model' and continued to employ him. ^[5]

December 1998 fire

In July 2000, four 17 year olds were each sentenced to six years youth custody for arson - Paul Smith, Paul Walters, Michael Watson and Lee Morris. ^[6] The fire had been started in the school library.

Academy

Due to several years of underperformance, the school was converted to a sponsored academy in January 2010. ^[7] It was initially sponsored by U-Explore, an educational technology firm, but the company's involvement ended in 2014 when the school became part of Maltby Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust. ^[8]

Academic performance

Similar to most schools in Rotherham LEA (and most former coalfield areas), it receives GCSEs results under the England average. Maltby's results are comparable to many schools nearby (such as Dinnington). A level results are under the England average but average for Rotherham.

Maltby Learning Trust

Maltby Academy is part of a Multi-Academy trust, named 'The Maltby Learning Trust', alongside Sir Thomas Wharton Academy, Wath Academy, Ravenfield Primary Academy, Maltby Redwood Academy, Maltby Lilly Hall Academy and Maltby Manor Academy. Maltby Academy has a joint Sixth Form with Sir Thomas Wharton Academy, named 'The Sixth Form Partnership between Maltby Academy and Sir Thomas Wharton Academy'.

Ofsted inspections

Since the commencement of Ofsted inspections in September 1993, the school has undergone seven inspections:

Date of inspection	Outcome	Reference
4–?? May 1996	???
9–13 October 2000	Good	Report
c. 2004	Unsatisfactory (serious weaknesses) [9]
Spring 2006	Inadequate (notice to improve) [10]
13–14 March 2008	Satisfactory [11]
30–31 May 2012	Good	Report
14 March 2017	Good	Report
26 April 2022	Good	Report

Headteachers/Principals

The first Headmaster of Maltby Grammar School was Gerald Rush, who retired long before it became Maltby Comprehensive School. There were two headmasters of Maltby Grammar School, the second being Mr Arthur Dodman.

• Mr Gerald Rush, 1931–1961
• Mr Arthur Dodman, 1961-1968 (& then some)
• Mr Morris, ????–????
• Mr Wilshaw, ????–????
• Mr D Musson, ????–????
• Mr David Sutton, September 2007 – 2017 ^[12] (role name changed to 'Principal' in January 2010)
• Mrs Rachel Nash, 2017–2018 ^[13]
• Mr Chris Eccles, 2018 – June 2019 (acting principal) ^[14]
• Mr Richard Wood, June 2019–present ^[15]

Alumni

Maltby Grammar School

• David Anderson – Labour MP for Blaydon since 2005
• John Jacobs OBE – golfer
• Paul Clayton - actor
• Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham – founder of dfs (retailer)
• Air Vice-Marshal Gordon Young CBE – Station Commander of RAF Wyton from 1963 to 1905

Maltby Hall Secondary Modern School

• Kevin Barron – Labour MP for Rother Valley from 1983 to 2019
• Fred Trueman – England and Yorkshire cricketer ^[16]

Maltby Academy

• . Liam Kirk - British professional ice hockey left winger for the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL).
• . Fran Kitching - English football player

References

1. "Renovating Maltby Grammar School". Maltby Learning Trust. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
2. Paton, Graeme (10 April 2009). "Crack cocaine teacher allowed to keep job". The Telegraph.
3. Sugden, Joanna (10 April 2009). "Michael Swann, teacher arrested for drugs, keeps his job". The Times.
4. Vaughan, Richard (10 April 2009). "Teacher in nightclub crack arrest goes unpunished by GTC". Times Educational Supplement.
5. "Teacher caught with drugs avoids a ban – The Star". The Star. 11 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009.
6. Times 14 July 2000
7. "Expression of interest" (PDF). www.dcsf.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
8. "Annual report" (PDF). beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
9. "Ofsted Inspection 2008". Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
10. "SCHOOLS REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT AND GIVEN A NOTICE TO IMPROVE" (PDF). dera.ioe.ac.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
11. "A Northern Powerhouse Schools Strategy" (PDF). tonystephens.org.uk. 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
12. "Mr Sutton – Chief Executive Officer". Maltby Academy. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
13. "Mrs Nash – Executive Leader Secondary School Improvement". www.maltbyacademy.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
14. "Welcome from the Principal". Maltby Academy. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
15. ^[ dead link ‍]
16. Arlott, John; "Fred Trueman", The Guardian , 3 July 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2015

External links

• Maltby Academy
• Former grammar school
• https://www.maltbylearningtrust.com/maltby-grammar-

News items

• New academy in May 2009
• Academy plans in May 2009
• 27 year old science teacher possessing cocaine in April 2009
• First school in Rotherham to remove chips from the menu in November 2005