The Bolsover School Explained

The Bolsover School
Coordinates:53.2257°N -1.2766°W
Trust:Redhill Academy Trust (2018–)
Type:Academy
Head Label:Headteacher
Head:Matthew Hall[1]
Chair Label:Executive Principal
Chair:Tim Croft
Address:Mooracre Lane
City:Bolsover
County:Derbyshire
Country:England
Postcode:S44 6XA
Dfeno:830/4197
Urn:138836
Ofsted:yes
Gender:Mixed
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Free Label 1:part of
Free 1:The Redhill Academy Trust
Website:http://www.bolsover.derbyshire.sch.uk/

The Bolsover School is a mixed secondary school located in Bolsover in the English county of Derbyshire.[2]

The previous buildings were closed in July 2010 and later demolished, replaced by a new-build nearby on the former football pitch. Ex-pupil Steven Blakeley attended an open day on 17 July 2010, where former pupils and staff could meet.[3]

The school was converted to academy status on 1 October 2012. It was previously a community school administered by Derbyshire County Council. The Bolsover School continues to coordinate with Derbyshire County Council for admissions.

The Bolsover School maintains a number of links with partner school abroad including Highland Park High School in Texas, United States, Kong Jiang Middle School in Shanghai, China, Max-Planck-Gymnasium in Groß-Umstadt, Germany and Evangelisches Gymnasium in Berlin, Germany.[4]

In 2014 the school joined a consortium with Heritage High School, Shirebrook Academy and Springwell Community College to form 'Aspire Sixth Form', a sixth form provision that operated across all the school sites.[5] Aspire Sixth Form closed in 2016 due to low pupil numbers.[6]

Notable former pupils

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.redhillacademytrust.org.uk/the-bolsover-school The Bolsover School
  2. Web site: Home | The Bolsover School . Bolsover.derbyshire.sch.uk . 2014-01-26.
  3. Going back to school Chad, local newspaper, 28 July 2010, p.29. Accessed 7 December 2020
  4. Web site: Partner Schools - The Bolsover School | The Bolsover School . Bolsover.derbyshire.sch.uk . 2014-01-26.
  5. Web site: Our Sites | ASPIRE 6th Form College . Aspire6thform.org . 2014-01-26 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175152/http://www.aspire6thform.org/our-sites . 2014-02-01 .
  6. Web site: Sixth form partnership in north Derbyshire to close due to cash crisis and low student numbers. 25 January 2016 .