Myers Grove School
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Myers Grove School was a secondary school (11–16) in the north of Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
. The school was bidding to become a businesses and enterprise college. The school has now merged with Wisewood School & Community Sports College and this new school is called (Forge Valley Community School
) and that opened in September 2011.
Myers Grove opened in approximately 1960 as the first purpose built comprehensive school in Sheffield. It originally had a 6th form, lost in a reorganisation in 1988, when the 6th form buildings became Loxley College, part of Sheffield College
.
Andrew Ireland had been appointed acting head, with Diane McKinley in overall charge during the ongoing merger with Wisewood School as executive head. The proposed merger is being opposed by a group of parents despite being rejected by the High Court in early 2007.
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
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. The school was bidding to become a businesses and enterprise college. The school has now merged with Wisewood School & Community Sports College and this new school is called (Forge Valley Community School
Forge Valley Community School
Forge Valley Community School, the new school serving the north west of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, due to open in September 2011, replacing Myers Grove School and Wisewood School & Community Sports College-External links:**...
) and that opened in September 2011.
Myers Grove opened in approximately 1960 as the first purpose built comprehensive school in Sheffield. It originally had a 6th form, lost in a reorganisation in 1988, when the 6th form buildings became Loxley College, part of Sheffield College
Sheffield College
Sheffield College is a further education college in Sheffield, England. It was formed by the merger of six FE colleges in 1993. The main centres are Sheffield City College , Hillsborough College and Norton College...
.
Headteachers of Myers Grove School
- 1960 - 1978 William Hill
- 1978 - 1993 Roy Yates
- 1993 - 1998 David Lowe
- 1998 - 2003 Gerry Richardson
- 2003 - 2004 John Hull
- 2004 - 2008 John Wilkinson
- 2008 - 2011 Andrew Ireland (acting head) / Diane McKinley (executive head)
Andrew Ireland had been appointed acting head, with Diane McKinley in overall charge during the ongoing merger with Wisewood School as executive head. The proposed merger is being opposed by a group of parents despite being rejected by the High Court in early 2007.
External links
- Official Website
- OFSTED report, October 2003, retrieved 11 February 2007