Northfield School & Sports College

This article is about the secondary school in Teesside, England. For the American secondary school formerly located in Northfield, Massachusetts, see Northfield Mount Hermon School.

Northfield School & Sports College
The school's south east corner
Location
Thames Road Billingham , County Durham , TS22 5EG England
Coordinates	54°37′02″N1°18′38″W / 54.61717°N 1.31058°W / 54.61717; -1.31058
Information
Type	Community school
Motto	Many minds, one heart
Local authority	Stockton-on-Tees
Department for Education URN	111731 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head Teacher	Richard Henderson
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11to 16
Website	http://northfieldssc.org

Northfield School & Sports College is a comprehensive secondary school in Billingham, north-east England.

History

The school was established in 1972. It was awarded specialist Sports College status in 1999, and in 2008 was awarded a second specialism as a Training School. The first headteacher, Dennis Armitage was succeeded in 1989 by David Youldon and in 2010 by Craig Walker. In 2009/2010 it merged with Billingham Campus School, with both named Northfield School. In December 2018, Richard Henderson took over as headteacher.

Craig Walker, Head Teacher of Northfield School

Notable former pupils

• Jamie Bell, ^[1] actor famous for the role of Billy Elliot, and Griffin in the film Jumper
• Eleanor Dale, footballer
• Andrew Davies, former professional footballer whose former clubs include Middlesbrough, Southampton and Bradford City
• Mark Davies, former Durham County and England Lions cricket player
• Tommy Mooney, former professional footballer who played in the Premier League for Watford
• Richard Kilty, world indoor 60m champion and European indoor champion sprinter
• Zooey Perry, Premier League Handball player currently playing in Oslo, Norway
• Daniel Rowe, footballer who both attended and worked for the school ^[2]
• Paul Smith, the frontman of Indie group Maxïmo Park
• Brad Walker, professional footballer with over 300 professional appearances ^[3]

References

1. Article from the SundaySun 20th Feb 2011
2. "Here's another of our sports achievers - Mr Rowe" . Retrieved 24 June 2024– via Facebook.
3. Barley, Sophie (4 February 2015). "Billingham girls football team lent inspiration by footballer former pupil Brad Walker". TeessideLive. Retrieved 4 June 2021.