Redhill School, Stourbridge

Redhill School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Stourbridge, West Midlands (formerly Worcestershire), England.[1]

Redhill School
Address
Junction Road

Stourbridge
,
West Midlands
,
DY8 1JX

England
Coordinates52°27′10″N 2°08′19″W
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1976
Department for Education URN139872 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherChris McGrail
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1180
Websitehttp://www.redhill.dudley.sch.uk/

It has no sixth form, similar to most schools in the Borough of Dudley, and all schools in Stourbridge. It is situated just east of the single-track Stourbridge Town Branch Line.

History

It was formed in September 1976, when Stourbridge Boys' Grammar School and Stourbridge Girls' High School in the town centre merged with Lye Secondary Modern School in the Lye area.[2] These former schools were administered by Worcestershire Education Committee until 1974.

The new school was located entirely at the grammar and high school sites on RedHill near Stourbridge town centre on either side of Junction Road, with the Lye building being converted to a community centre.

The original building is known as ‘A block’ has been extensively refurbished and a number of other buildings added to the site. The Music Centre is known as ‘B block’, The Humanities, and Creative Technology learning areas are on the other side of Junction Road in ‘C block’. Next to this building is the science centre, the Sports Development Centre, sports hall and gym.

The school gained specialist Language College status in 2003[3] before converting to an academy in July 2013.[4]

In 2020 a former teacher at the school received an indefinite ban on teaching, having admitted dishonesty related to submitting pupils' work to exam boards.[5]

As of 2020, the school has not yet been inspected by Ofsted since its conversion to an academy. It was inspected pre-conversion in 2011 and judged Outstanding.[6]

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References
  1. http://www.redhill.dudley.sch.uk/
  2. Nigel Perry (6 September 2019). A History of Stourbridge. History Press. pp. 363–. ISBN 978-0-7509-9313-5. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Redhill School, Language College". Redhill School. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. Cladingbowl, Michael. "Academy conversion and predecessor schools". Ofsted. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. Holder, Bev (6 January 2020). "Classroom ban for teacher from Stourbridge's Redhill School". Stourbridge News. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. Driscoll, David (5 December 2011). "Redhill School and Specialist Language College". Ofsted. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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