Established 1978 DfE URN 112943 Tables Ages 11–18 Founded 1978 | Headteacher Mr P Cummings Ofsted Reports Phone +44 1246 432849 Number of students 1,500 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
Location Dronfield RoadEckingtonDerbyshireS21 4GNEngland Motto "Respect, Progress, Succeed" Profiles | ||
Eckington School is a very large comprehensive school in Eckington, Derbyshire in England, next to the B6056 road. It has around 1600 pupils.
Contents
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- History
- Admissions
- Uniform
- Academic performance
- Notable former pupils
- References
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History
Previous to the opening of the school, there was the Eckington County Secondary School, which opened in Halfway (in Derbyshire before 1967) in 1930, and became the Eckington Grammar School in 1945. In Eckington was also the Eckington Secondary Modern School on School Street; when the grammar school became Derbyshire's first comprehensive school - the Westfield School - in 1957, this became Eckington Junior School.
Admissions
The school catchment area includes surrounding areas such as Killamarsh, Renishaw, Beighton, Ridgeway and Mosborough. Despite the school being closer to several Sheffield residential areas (including Beighton and Mosborough) than other Derbyshire ones, the admissions policy is set in such a way to favour pupils coming from the Derbyshire feeder schools in areas such as Killamarsh, Ridgeway and Renishaw. This is because most students from the Mosbrough and Beighton area attend Westfield School.
Uniform
The school's uniform is of a formal style consisting of black leather or leather-look shoes, black tailored trousers(no skinny-fit, jeans or leggings), a white shirt, a blue and gold clip-on tie and an Eckington school blazer with the logo on the top pocket and a house badge fixed to the lapel.
Academic performance
Eckington Comprehensive is designated a specialist engineering college. Students attain results that are well above average at GCSE for Derbyshire (94% 5 A* - C, 63% including English and Maths in 2012). The results at A level are better than average.