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Abbeydale Grange School

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Established
  
1958

Type
  
Comprehensive

Number of students
  
90

Ceased operations
  
2010

Closed
  
2010

DfE URN
  
107137 Tables

Founded
  
1958

Local authority
  
Sheffield

Abbeydale Grange School

Headteacher
  
Jan Featherstone (Executive Headteacher)

Location
  
Hastings RoadSheffieldSouth YorkshireS7 2GUEngland

Address
  
Hastings Rd, Sheffield S7, UK

Motto
  
‘Excellence, Achievement, Diversity’

Similar
  
Silverdale School, High Storrs School, Tapton Secondary School, Sheffield High School fo, Notre Dame High School

Abbeydale grange school


Abbeydale Grange School was a mixed comprehensive school in Sheffield, England, established in 1958 and closed after the 2009/10 academic year, after being listed amongst the schools with worst GCSE examination results.

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Admissions

The school was set in a green site off Abbeydale Road (part of the A621), a short bus journey from Sheffield city centre. It served both the local area and the wider city community.

Upper school

The Upper School was north of the Lower School site.

Lower school

The Lower School site closed in July 2010, and was adjacent, to the south of the Upper School site.

Grammar school

The school originated in 1958 as Abbeydale Boy's Grammar School. The school had a strong academic reputation. The building of this school had begun in 1956 and was the replacement for Nether Edge Grammar School which had been founded in 1927.

Comprehensive

It became a comprehensive in 1969. The school closed in 2010 because of the low exam results.

Notable alumni

  • Sebastian Coe (Now Baron Coe, of Ranmore) - multi gold medal winning Olympic athlete & former Chair of the UK Olympic Committee
  • Kevin Davies - English football player who is currently a Free agent
  • Gerald Phiri - Zambian 100m sprinter who qualified for the semi-finals of the London 2012 Olympic Games
  • Si Spencer - television dramatist and graphic novelist

    • Abbeydale Boys' Grammar School

  • Paul Blomfield, Labour MP since 2010 for Sheffield Central
  • Dr Peter Briggs OBE, Chief Executive from 1990-2002 of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (since 2009 known as the British Science Association), and Principal from 2002-09 of Southlands College, Roehampton
  • Sir Keith Povey, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary from 2002-05, Chief Constable from 1993-97 of Leicestershire Constabulary
  • Peter Wheeler (TVR), chemical engineer

    • Abbeydale Girls' Grammar School

  • Sue Biggs, Chief Executive since 2010 of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)
  • Lorna Binns, watercolour artist
  • Valerie Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland OBE, founder Director from 1987-2001 of ChildLine
  • Margaret Spurr OBE, President from 1985-86 of the Girls' Schools Association, and a Governor from 1993-98 of the BBC

    • Nether Edge Grammar School

  • Sir Leslie Fletcher DSC, Chairman from 1989-94 of Westland Group and from 1992-95 of the Rank Organisation
  • Jack Smith, artist
  • Bob Stirling, rugby player
  • Prof Charles Tottle, Professor of Medical Engineering from 1975-78 at the University of Bath, Professor of Metallurgy from 1959-67 at the University of Manchester
  • Thomas Ward, artist

    • Abbeydale Secondary Modern School

  • Bill Michie, Labour MP from 1983-2001 for Sheffield Heeley

    • Former teachers

  • Susan Horner, Director of Curriculum from 2009-10 at the QCA, now the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (English teacher from 1974-79)
  • Eileen Stamers-Smith, Headmistress from 1984-85 of Malvern Girls' College (taught English at the girls' grammar school from 1952-57)

    • References

    Abbeydale Grange School Wikipedia
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