Aldridge School
Aldridge School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form with academy status located in Aldridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. The school is recognised as a Science College. The current head is Ian Bryant.
| Aldridge School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Tynings Lane, Aldridge, Walsall WS9 0BG United Kingdom | |
| Coordinates | 52.597821°N 1.925483°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Headmaster | Ian Bryant |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1488 (2010)[1] |
| Website | http://www.aldridge.walsall.sch.uk/ |
History
The school was formed in 1975 by merging Aldridge Grammar School with Tynings County Secondary Modern School, which were based in adjacent buildings on the same campus.
Aldridge Grammar School opened in September 1959 and was an 11-18 selective school. The Headmaster until his retirement in 1974 was Eric Ioan Emlyn Whitman, BSc (1909-1990) who had previously played first class cricket for Glamorgan.[2]
In September 2003, Aldridge School became a Science College.[3][4] Since then, it has invested in science equipment for each subject, as well as a biology block. The school has 15 laboratories with prep rooms and technical support.[5]
The school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2017 and it was rated Good.[6]
House system
When a pupil joins the school, they are placed in a tutor group which is assigned to one of the four houses - Barr, Daniels, Linley and Scott - each of which houses around 360 pupils.[7]
Music Scholarship
Prospective students can apply for admission through a music scholarship. The school has a large music department with over 50 pupils studying music at A-level.
Notable former pupils
Aldridge Grammar School
- Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach, Chief of the Defence Staff since 2016
Aldridge School
- Ellie Simmonds, swimmer
- Jorja Smith, singer-songwriter
- Lee Sinnott, footballer
- Richard Sinnott, actor
- Richard Taundry, footballer
- Rachel Unitt, womens footballer
References
- "Aldridge School - Ofsted Report" (PDF). Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- Cricket Archive, player profile
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.aldridge.walsall.sch.uk/pdf/prospectus/Prospectus.pdf Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine (page 8)
- Gill, Richard (2017). "Aldridge School - A Science College". Ofsted. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- http://www.aldridge.walsall.sch.uk/pdf/prospectus/Prospectus.pdf Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine (page 5)
