Aldercar High School Explained

Aldercar High School
Motto:Philip
Established:1955
Type:Academy
Trust:Embark Multi Academy Trust
Head Label:Head Teacher
Head:Claire Hatto
Address:Daltons Close
Location:Aldercar
Postcode:NG16 4HL
County:Derbyshire
Country:England
Local Authority:Derbyshire
Urn:149364
Ofsted:yes
Enrolment:676
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:19
Website:https://www.aldercarhigh.co.uk/

Aldercar High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Aldercar, Derbyshire, England.[1]

It is close to the A610 and Langley Mill Academy, and is next door to Aldercar Infants School.

Admissions

The school's catchment area includes Aldercar, Langley Mill and Heanor. Students from Ilkeston, Eastwood, Codnor and Ripley also attend. As of 2021, the school had around 600 students.[2]

History

The school opened in September 1955 as a secondary modern school. It became Heanor Aldercar Comprehensive School, then Aldercar School. The school has been awarded specialist Language College status, and was named Aldercar Community Language College for a time before being renamed Aldercar High School.

In 2009, the Phoenix Centre Sixth Form building opened, offering courses for ages 16–19.

Previously a community school administered by Derbyshire County Council,[3] in October 2022 Aldercar High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Embark Multi Academy Trust.[4]

Notable former pupils

References

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home. Aldercar High School.
  2. Web site: Aldercar High School . Get Information about Schools . Uk Government . 28 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Aldercar High School - GOV.UK . Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . 2022-10-01.
  4. Web site: Embark Federation . Embark Federation . 2022-10-01.