Smestow Academy

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Smestow Academy
Location
Smestow Academy
Windmill Crescent

Castlecroft

Wolverhampton
,
West Midlands
,
WV3 8HU

England
Information
Type Academy
Established1964
TrustMatrix Academy Trust
Department for Education URN 149635 Tables
HeadteacherIan Chamberlain
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 18
Website http://smestow.org/

Smestow Academy (formerly Smestow School), also known as simply Smestow (pronounced "smest-oh") is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in the Castlecroft area of Wolverhampton, England. [1]

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History

The school was founded in 1964 under the authority of Staffordshire County Council. Originally it was known as Tettenhall Number 2 with the number 1 school becoming Regis (now St Regis Church of England Academy). It is named after the River Smestow, to which it is very close, although the school grounds are actually bordered by the Finchfield Brook and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. It was incorporated within Wolverhampton by the boundary changes accompanying local government reform in 1974, which brought Castlecroft and Tettenhall into Wolverhampton.

The school became a specialist Sports college, and was presented with ARTSMARK (alongside the previously awarded SPORTSMARK) in 2004 for outstanding success in Drama & the Arts. Smestow has a wide variety of sporting facilities including a gymnasium, swimming pool, PE hall, four separate changing rooms, a fitness suite/gym, a small dance/aerobics area (also used for drama room) a set of tennis courts and two large playing fields as well as the new sports hall.

In February 2014 the school converted to academy status, and became part of the University of Wolverhampton Multi-Academy Trust. [2] In January 2023 Smestow School was rebrokered, and was renamed Smestow Academy. [3]

In January 2015 a new Sixth Form Study Centre and library opened to promote and support students studying at Smestow.

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ "Smestow School". Smestow.org. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Smestow School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Smestow Academy - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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