Established 1929 Headteacher Tony Bond (acting) Number of students 539 Ceased operations June 6, 2009 Gender Mixed-sex education | Type Secondary Chair R. Ogier Founded 1929 | |
Closed 6 June 2009 (6 years ago: to become The new Bulwell Academy) Location Highbury Road
Bulwell, Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG6 9DS
England Address Highbury Rd, Nottingham NG6, UK Motto Tenax Propositi (Firm of purpose) Similar Reclaima, Elbec Garden Buildings, Down To Earth (DTE) De, Prodem, Mellish Sports Centre | ||
Henry Mellish School and Specialist Sports College was a small, non-denominational secondary school in Bulwell, Nottingham, England, situated in an area of high social deprivation.
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Early history
The school was founded as a boys' grammar school in 1929 - the Henry Mellish Grammar School, and named after Eton-educated Henry Mellish, a British Army colonel and local councilor, who died two years prior to the opening. The school was sited near the Highbury Vale tram stop and opposite the Highbury Hospital on Highbury Road (B682).
School specifics
Towards the end of its lifespan the subjects taught at the school were:
Closure in 2009
The school was closed on 6 June 2009 in preparation for the opening of The Bulwell Academy. This merged the school with the other major educational institute in the local area, River Leen (formerly Alderman Derbyshire). Originally the merge of these two school was deemed unthinkable by local residents due to the overwhelming rivalry between the two schools.
Former Head Teacher, Mr. Graham Roberts has notably gone on to also be the head of the merged Bulwell Academy.
The close of the school came a shock to many current and former students, being one of the fastest improving schools in the city. Improvements such as the relatively new refurbished community sports college in which lessons would often take place.
During the transition into the new Academy building, both of the yet unclosed school took temporary new names. Henry Mellish being chiefly renamed "Bulwell Academy Highbury".
Academic performance
Henry Mellish School was judged to require special measures in 2005, but had since vastly improved - the school gained its specialist sports college status with information and communication technology (ICT) as a second specialism in March 2005. The schools GCSE results had improved dramatically over the previous six years, going from 13% of students achieving 5 A*-C grades in 2003 up to 65% in 2008 which made the school the 5th highest achieving secondary school in the city of Nottingham at the time.