Toot Hill School

Toot Hill School
Location
The Banks Bingham , Nottinghamshire , NG13 8BL England
Coordinates	52°56′56″N0°57′16″W / 52.948884°N 0.954427°W / 52.948884; -0.954427
Information
Type	Academy
Trust	Nova Education Trust
Department for Education URN	136878 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Executive Head Teacher	Joseph Neve
Head Teacher	Eli Clements
Age	11to 18
Website	http://www.toothillschool.co.uk/

Toot Hill School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form, located in Bingham in the English county of Nottinghamshire, built in 1969. The school is a member of Nova Education Trust.

History

1989 arson attack

On Tuesday, 8 August 1989, at 10pm, an arson attack destroyed six classrooms in a single-storey part of the school. Firemen from Bingham and West Bridgford extinguished the fire in half an hour. It was investigated by West Bridgford CID, and Detective Superintendent Jim Smith and Detective Inspector Dave Blacknall. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Notable alumni

• Brent Di Cesare (Mark Goldbridge) - YouTuber
• Joe Heyes - professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers and England Rugby
• Daniel Taylor - British football journalist
• Chris Urbanowicz - guitarist with Editors

References

1. Nottingham Evening Post Wednesday 9 August 1989, page 3
2. Grantham Journal Friday 11 August 1989, page 30
3. Nottingham Evening Post Monday 14 August 1989, page 10
4. Central report 1989