Cockshut Hill Technology College
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Cockshut Hill Technology College is a secondary school
in the Yardley
area of Birmingham
, England
. The Principal of the school is Mrs Mary Kirkland, who took over from Mr Richard Sloan in 2007.
The school is built on the site of Cockshut Hill Council School which opened in 1937 for juniors and infants. Senior Boys and Senior Girls Departments opened in 1941 and these became separate schools in 1945. The Junior and Infants Department was divided into two departments in 1943. The Infant Department closed in 1957 and the Junior Mixed Department closed in 1958. The former Senior Boys and Senior Girls Departments later became the Cockshut Hill Technology College.
Cockshut Hill is a fully developed nine-form entry 11-19 mixed comprehensive situated to the southeast of Birmingham in a residential area near the border with Solihull
. It serves mainly the Yardley, Sheldon
and Acocks Green
wards of the city. The college admits 270 pupils each year and has nearly 200 in the sixth form
. The teaching staff is in excess of 90 and the large non-teaching staff includes campus personnel, finance officer, clerical staff, technicians, first-aider and lunchtime supervisors.
The buildings are situated on one site in Cockshut Hill, with on-site tennis courts and a grass games area that is used for rugby during the winter and athletics during the summer. Local off site facilities are used for a wider variety of sporting activities. The college has its own extensive playing fields in Sedgmere Road and shares the use of the local Sedgmere Club facilities.
The teaching accommodation comprises a main two storey block, a single storey block and several additional groups of buildings. Recent additions include a £500,000 science centre, refurbishment to the technology suite and a new sixth form centre. Departments are generally situated with their own specialist resources. The school has been granted Technology College status, enabling the school to equip itself with technological equipment.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in the Yardley
Yardley, Birmingham
Yardley is an area in east Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee.Birmingham Yardley is a constituency and its Member of Parliament is John Hemming.-Features:...
area of Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The Principal of the school is Mrs Mary Kirkland, who took over from Mr Richard Sloan in 2007.
The school is built on the site of Cockshut Hill Council School which opened in 1937 for juniors and infants. Senior Boys and Senior Girls Departments opened in 1941 and these became separate schools in 1945. The Junior and Infants Department was divided into two departments in 1943. The Infant Department closed in 1957 and the Junior Mixed Department closed in 1958. The former Senior Boys and Senior Girls Departments later became the Cockshut Hill Technology College.
Cockshut Hill is a fully developed nine-form entry 11-19 mixed comprehensive situated to the southeast of Birmingham in a residential area near the border with Solihull
Solihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
. It serves mainly the Yardley, Sheldon
Sheldon, West Midlands
Sheldon is an area of eastern Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. It is close to the border with the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and Birmingham International Airport....
and Acocks Green
Acocks Green
Acocks Green is an area and ward of south Birmingham, England. It is named after the Acock family who built a large house in the area in 1370. Acocks Green is one of the four wards making up Yardley formal district...
wards of the city. The college admits 270 pupils each year and has nearly 200 in the sixth form
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
. The teaching staff is in excess of 90 and the large non-teaching staff includes campus personnel, finance officer, clerical staff, technicians, first-aider and lunchtime supervisors.
The buildings are situated on one site in Cockshut Hill, with on-site tennis courts and a grass games area that is used for rugby during the winter and athletics during the summer. Local off site facilities are used for a wider variety of sporting activities. The college has its own extensive playing fields in Sedgmere Road and shares the use of the local Sedgmere Club facilities.
The teaching accommodation comprises a main two storey block, a single storey block and several additional groups of buildings. Recent additions include a £500,000 science centre, refurbishment to the technology suite and a new sixth form centre. Departments are generally situated with their own specialist resources. The school has been granted Technology College status, enabling the school to equip itself with technological equipment.
Alumni
- Lee CarsleyLee CarsleyLee Kevin Carsley is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League and Premier League for Derby County, Blackburn Rovers, Coventry City, Everton and Birmingham City. Although English by birth, he represented the Republic of Ireland internationally...
- Coventry CityCoventry City F.C.Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
and Republic of Ireland midfielder. - Mat Sadler - WalsallWalsall F.C.Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
left-back and former England U-16 and U-17 captain. - Ben Turner - Coventry CityCoventry City F.C.Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
central defender. - Andrew WhingAndrew WhingAndrew John "Andy" Whing is a professional footballer who currently plays for Oxford United.-Coventry City:...
- Oxford United full back. - Craig GardnerCraig GardnerCraig Gardner is an English footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Sunderland. A versatile midfielder, Gardner can play in many different positions, although central midfield is his preferred position...
- SunderlandSunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
central midfielder. - Andy GallinaghAndy GallinaghAndrew Anthony R. Gallinagh is an English professional footballer currently playing for Blue Square Premier club Bath City. He plays in the position of a defender or central midfielder....
- Cheltenham Town defender.