Noel-Baker School
Noel-Baker School (formerly Noel-Baker Community School) is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in Alvaston, Derby, UK. The school takes students from the Alvaston, Boulton and Crewton areas of the city. In September 2004 the school was awarded specialist school status as a Language College, by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).[1]
| Noel-Baker School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Bracknell Drive , , DE24 0BR | |
| Coordinates | 52°52′58″N 1°26′20″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Motto | "Excellence In All Things" was the original motto but that has since been removed when the LEAD Academy Trust took over and the school no longer has a motto. |
| Established | 1960 |
| Founder | Derby City Council (DCC) |
| Department for Education URN | 112992 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Mrs Ann Donaghy |
| Staff | 72 plus 90 Associated Staff |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1239 |
| Website | http://www.noel-baker.derby.sch.uk |
New building
The new school building construction has now finished. The new school has been placed on the old playing fields. The old building, which was exceeding 50 years old, has been demolished. The new Noel Baker construction had been prepared for the beginning of the school year in September 2012 at a cost of £34 million. The 1150 pupils of Noel Baker have combined with 90 pupils from St.Martin's special school - a school which operates to educate special needs students.[2]
Notable former pupils
- Dame Glenda Bailey - editor of US flagship fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar[3]
- Keith Dowding - Professor of Political Science, ANU
- Jordon Mutch - Birmingham City football club (midfielder)
- Ivan Gaskell - BBC Sports Presenter
- Janek Sirrs - Cinema special effects artist/award winner.
Christopher Jackson - Geologist Imperial College
References
- "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. December 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
