Shirebrook Academy

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Shirebrook Academy
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The old school building with fenced enclosure behind Common Lane before rebuilding
Address
Shirebrook Academy
Common Lane

Shirebrook
,
Derbyshire
,
NG20 8QF

England
Coordinates 53°12′36″N1°13′41″W / 53.21°N 1.2281°W / 53.21; -1.2281
Information
Type Academy
Motto"A community of inspiration, excellence and opportunities for all to grow"
Department for Education URN 136127 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Associate PrincipalLindsey Burgin
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Colour(s)White, Grey, Navy and Teal
Website Shirebrook Academy
Stubbin Wood School

Shirebrook Academy (formerly Shirebrook School) is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Shirebrook in the county of Derbyshire, [1] and is part of the Aston Community Education Trust. [2]

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Previously a community school administered by Derbyshire County Council, the school converted to academy status in September 2010 and was renamed Shirebrook Academy. An official opening occurred in November, 2010 with Lord Winston, then Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, as guest speaker, lecturing a class about DNA and taking questions from the student council. [3]

The school is sponsored by Sheffield Hallam University, [4] but continues to coordinate with Derbyshire County Council for admissions.

Shirebrook Academy relocated into a new building on Common Lane in April 2013. [5]

The building is shared with Stubbin Wood School, a special school for children ages 2 to 19 who have learning disabilities including those on the autistic spectrum, which moved in April 2013 from its previous location in Burlington Avenue, Langwith Junction, a part of Shirebrook. Prior to relocation where the newer facility is three times the size, the school had a full quota of 133, and had a waiting list. [6] [7] The Stubbin Wood Nursery is still based at Burlington Avenue. [8]

In 2014 the school joined a consortium with The Bolsover School, Heritage High School and Springwell Community College to form 'Aspire Sixth Form', a sixth form provision that operated across all the school sites. [9] Aspire Sixth Form closed in 2016 due to low pupil numbers. [10]

Principal Mark Cottingham took over from Julie Bloor in 2015. [11] [12]

Associate Principal Lindsey Burgin took over from Mark Cottingham in September 2022.[ citation needed ]

Shirebrook Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.

Notable former pupils

Shirebrook Grammar School

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References

  1. ↑ "Home". shirebrookacademy.org.
  2. ↑ Our Academies Aston Community Education Trust. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Academy Lords it up for guru". Chad, 24 November 2010, p.10. Accessed 13 May 2022
  4. ↑ "Welcome from the Principal |". Shirebrookacademy.org. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  5. ↑ S Admin (13 December 2012). "Links with Stubbin Wood |". Shirebrookacademy.org. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Stubbin Wood School". Stubbinwood.derbyshire.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  7. ↑ School can't wait to move. Chad, 23 January 2013, p.41. Accessed 13 March 2022
  8. ↑ Stubbin Wood Nursery stubbinwood.derbyshire.sch.uk Retrieved 13 March 2022
  9. ↑ "Our Sites | ASPIRE 6th Form College". Aspire6thform.org. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Sixth form partnership in north Derbyshire to close due to cash crisis and low student numbers". 25 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Shirebrook Academy Mission statement Retrieved 26 February 2021
  12. ↑ 'Big shoes to fill' says new school leader Chad, 16 September 2015, p.24. Accessed 26 February 2021
  13. ↑ "Shirebrook shooting star! |". Shirebrookacademy.org. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2014.


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