Tanfield School
54°52′37″N 1°42′25″W / 54.877°N 1.707°W
| Tanfield School | |
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Good Street , , DH9 8AY England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1912 |
| Local authority | Durham County Council |
| Trust | Eden Learning Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 147894 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Mr Steven Clough |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Colour(s) | Black, yellow and gold |
| Website | https://www.tanfieldschool.co.uk/ |
Tanfield School is a coeducational secondary school in Stanley, County Durham, England, by the border to Tanfield Lea.[1]
History
Tanfield Lea Higher Elementary School and Pupil Teaching Centre was opened in October 1912.[2] Some of the first pupils had transferred from the old Pupil Teacher Centre. However, most of the new intake were twelve years old.[3]
Mr. Hardy, the first headmaster, recorded in the school log that: "The Pupil Teacher and Preparatory pupils attending the Tanfield Lea P.T. Centre (53 in number) and their teachers Mr. Stringer, Mr. Crabb, Miss Clough came to the school and 174 pupils were admitted by examination from 329 candidates".[4] The object of the school, as stated in the 1914 prospectus, was to: "provide education, between the ages of 12 and 15 years, for children who, having previously attended an ordinary public elementary school, give sufficient promise of being able to take up an extended curriculum of such a character as is here provided, and whose parents intend them to remain until they are at least 15 years of age. The previous education of the pupils will be continued and widened and a practical training in special subjects added. The education given is indeed intended to afford, in an essentially practical manner, an intelligent preparation for the duties which will be undertaken when school days are over".[5]
Grammar school
In 1919, the school was re-christened Alderman Wood School and took on grammar school status two years later.[6] In 1945 its name was changed to Stanley Grammar School.[7]
Comprehensive
In 1977, Tanfield Comprehensive was formed by the amalgamation of the existing school with Shield Row Secondary School. The school then had about 1,300 pupils and 76 teachers.[8]
1986 saw another change with the phasing out of the Sixth Form and the opening of the Tertiary College at Consett.[9]
11 May 1998 was 'The Great Fire of Tanfield' which led to the demolition of the Tower Block (the 1960s four-storey building used to house all the English, Maths and Science teaching areas).[10] In November 2000, Ofsted inspectors commented, "The school has had to cope with very difficult working conditions following a major fire in May 1998, which resulted in the loss of 24 classrooms, school offices, resources, equipment and pupils' coursework".[11]
Academy
Previously a community school administered by Durham County Council, in May 2020 Tanfield School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Eden Learning Trust.
Notable former pupils
Stanley Grammar School
- John Caine (athlete), 10,000m runner in the 1970 Commonwealth Games, later stadium manager of Gateshead International Stadium, and works for Nova International[12]
- Gordon Hindson, 1970s midfielder for Luton[citation needed]
- Fenwick Lawson, sculptor[13]
- Colin Milburn, Northamptonshire cricketer[14]
- Prof Ken Musgrave, Professor of Organic Chemistry from 1960 to 1983 at Durham University, expert in fluorine chemistry, and worked on the secret Tube Alloys project when at the University of Birmingham, trying to separate Uranium-235[15][16][17]
- Prof Mainwaring Pescod OBE, Professor of Environmental Control Engineering from 1976 to 1998 at Newcastle University[18]
- Yvonne Ridley, journalist, author and film-maker[19]
- John Stephenson, Academy Director for Reading Football Club, Academy Manager for Celtic Football Club, Head of Football Operations for Watford Football Club and Sheffield United Football Club 1996–2014[citation needed]
Elliot Dickman. U23 coach. Sunderland A.F.C.
Tanfield School
- Carly Telford, England football goal keeper[20][21]
References
- ^ https://www.tanfieldschool.co.uk/
- ^ Wearmouth, Rachel (25 June 2013). "Tanfield School celebrating 100 years of learning". The Journal. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "School History". Tanfield School. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "School History". Tanfield School. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Prospectus 1914". Tanfield Association. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Alderman Wood". Tanfield Association. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Head Teachers". Tanfield Association. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Head Teachers". Tanfield Association. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "School History". Tanfield School. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Head Teachers". Tanfield Association. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Inspection Report: Tanfield School" (PDF). Ofsted. 2000. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ John Caine (2015). "Newsletter, issue 32, "A Life Changing Moment"" (PDF). Tanfield Association. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Newsletter, vol 1, issue 4, "Fenwick Lawson"" (PDF). Tanfield Association. 2002. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Newsletter, issue 13, "Colin Milburn"" (PDF). Tanfield Association. 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Ken Musgrave" (PDF). Durham Chemistry History and Alumni Wiki. 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Richard D Chambers (2000). Banks, R E (ed.). Fluorine Chemistry at the Millennium: Fascinated by Fluorine. pp. 124.
For WKRM [Ken Musgrave] it was a return to the North East of England, the region of his birth and schooldays – at Stanley Grammar School
- ^ Chambers, Richard (2011). "Newsletter, issue 22" (PDF). Tanfield Association. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Newsletter, issue 16" (PDF). Tanfield Association. 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Amy Bilton (2014). "Newsletter, issue 29, "Yvonne Ridley"" (PDF). Tanfield Association. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Newsletter, issue 32, "Carly Telford"" (PDF). Tanfield Association. 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Past Players (TUV)". Durham County Schools' FA. Retrieved 21 September 2017.