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Nottingham University Samworth Academy | |
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Bramhall Road Bilborough , , NG8 4HY England | |
Coordinates | 52°57′50″N1°14′06″W / 52.964°N 1.235°W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Trust | Nottingham University Samworth Academies Trust Torch Academy Gateway Trust |
Department for Education URN | 135761 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11to 18 |
Website | http://www.nusa.org.uk/ |
Nottingham University Samworth Academy (formerly William Sharp School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Bilborough area of Nottingham in the English county of Nottinghamshire. [1]
Previously a community school administered by Nottingham City Council, William Sharp School, which began as a bilateral school in 1955 (it had a grammar stream).
William Sharp was the Lord Mayor of Nottingham in 1949.
It converted to academy status on 1 September 2009 and was renamed Nottingham University Samworth Academy. The school is sponsored by the University of Nottingham and businessman Sir David Samworth, [2] and is supported by the Torch Academy Gateway Trust, a trust which oversees other Nottinghamshire schools, including Meden School and Toot Hill School. [3] However, Nottingham University Samworth Academy continues to coordinate with Nottingham City Council for admissions.
Nottingham University Samworth Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school operates a small vocational sixth form for work-related courses, and there is also a provision for pupils with special educational needs who are deaf.