Aldercar High School
| Aldercar High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Daltons Close , NG16 4HL | |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Local authority | Derbyshire |
| Department for Education URN | 112939 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Mrs Claire Hatto |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 676 as of April 2016[update] |
| Website | https://www.aldercarhighschool.co.uk/ |
Aldercar High School is a comprehensive, mixed secondary school for ages 11–19, on Daltons Close in Aldercar, Derbyshire, England.[1]
It is close to the A610 and Langley Mill Junior School[permanent dead link], and is next door to Aldercar Infants School.
Admissions
The school's catchment area includes the village of Aldercar, Langley Mill and Heanor. Many students attend from towns as far away as Ilkeston, Eastwood, Codnor and Ripley As of 2008, the school had around 800 students. As of 2011, the school had around 600 students.[needs update]
History
The school opened in September 1955 as a secondary modern school. It became Heanor Aldercar Comprehensive School, then Aldercar School. The school has been awarded specialist Language College status, and was named Aldercar Community Language College for a time before being renamed Aldercar High School.
In 2009, the new Phoenix Centre Sixth Form building opened, offering many courses for ages 16–19.
Notable former pupils
- "Rocket" Ron Haslam, world champion motorcycle racer
- Paris Simmons, footballer
- Andrew Brown, cricketer, cricket coach
- Nick Wright, footballer
- Paul Reece, footballer
- Chanel Cresswell, actress
- Adam Asling, EMR's finest mechanic
- Zachary Moore, actor best known for his role as 'Rocky Raccoon from American Adventure'
- Tom Meakin, finest lorry bodger this side of the A610
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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- Department for Children, Schools and Families School Verification
- Aldercar, the Story of a School, Mary and John Sheppard, December 2006, ISBN 0-9554746-0-4
External links
- Aldercar High School
- Searching for knives in October 2007
- Deputy head attacked by pupils from Eastwood School in December 2005
- Designing school uniforms in March 2002
- EduBase[permanent dead link]
