De Warenne Academy Explained

De Warenne Academy
Coordinates:53.4846°N -1.2393°W
Type:Academy
Head Label:Principal
Head:J. Hall
Address:Gardens Lane
City:Conisbrough
County:South Yorkshire
Country:England
Postcode:DN12 3JS
Local Authority:Doncaster
Ofsted:yes
Urn:135942
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Website:http://www.DeWarenne.org.uk/

The De Warenne Academy is a secondary school with academy status on Gardens Lane in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England.

The Academy is sponsored by Delta Academies trust who also support many other schools in Doncaster.

History

The school changed its name (from Northcliffe School) in September 2009, when it became an academy and moved into a new building in 2013.[1] Previously it had been Northcliffe School, a secondary modern school.

The school was the centre of controversy in the early 2000s due to a proposal to convert it into an academy run by the Emmanuel Schools Foundation, a Christian charity. The proposal was withdrawn in 2004 after legal threats by the National Secular Society.[2] [3]

Doncaster Collegiate Sixth Form

The school was part of the Doncaster Collegiate Sixth Form which combined the sixth form offering from Ash Hill Academy, De Warenne Academy, Don Valley Academy, Rossington All Saints Academy and Serlby Park Academy however this was discontinued after several years.[4]

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News items

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Roots . Emma . Bye-de-bye to Northcliffe School - Dearne Today . Southyorkshiretimes.co.uk . 2010-02-28 .
  2. http://www.newstatesman.com/200411080007 New Statesman article, November 2004
  3. http://education.guardian.co.uk/newschools/story/0,,1327479,00.html Protest spikes plan for academy school in Doncaster
  4. Web site: Collegiate Sixth Form. csix.org.uk.