Sheffield Park Academy
Encyclopedia
Sheffield Park Academy, a secondary school in Sheffield
, South Yorkshire
, England
, opened in September 2006, replacing Waltheof School. It is run in tandem with Sheffield Springs Academy
by the United Learning Trust
.
After a visit from Ofsted
inspectors on the 30th & 31st March 2011, the Academy was told that it had passed its inspections and it had been taken out of Special Measures.
School.
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
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...
, opened in September 2006, replacing Waltheof School. It is run in tandem with Sheffield Springs Academy
Sheffield Springs Academy
The Sheffield Springs Academy in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, is one of three Academies in the city, alongside Sheffield Park Academy and Parkwood Academy. Sheffield Springs Academy has over 1,125 students aged 11–18, and opened in September 2006...
by the United Learning Trust
United Learning Trust
The United Learning Trust is an education charity and the largest single sponsor of academies in the UK with 20 academies and one City Technology College currently open. ULT's objective is to bring out "the best in everyone", driving educational improvement across its family of academies and...
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Age range
The school is at present a co-educational school with pupils aged 11 to 19. A sixth form is in place and delivering a wide variety of post-16 courses. The current Head of Sixth Form is Mr David Habberjam.Management
The Principal at Sheffield Park Academy is Maria Nightingale. She is supported by a Senior Leadership team consisting of Craig Dillon Vice Principal and Fiona Smith Deputy Principal. During the Easter 2008 half-term, the school moved into its new building worth £30 million. It can be seen on its website.After a visit from Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspectors on the 30th & 31st March 2011, the Academy was told that it had passed its inspections and it had been taken out of Special Measures.
Former school
The Waltheof School was rebuilt at a cost of £5 million in 1998 after being destroyed by a fire in 1995. It was originally known as Waltheof Secondary ModernSecondary modern school
A secondary modern school is a type of secondary school that existed in most of the United Kingdom from 1944 until the early 1970s, under the Tripartite System, and was designed for the majority of pupils - those who do not achieve scores in the top 25% of the eleven plus examination...
School.