Yewlands Academy
Yewlands Academy (formerly known as Yewlands Secondary School and Yewlands Technology College) is a secondary school with academy status located in the Grenoside area of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.[1] Until March 2018, it was managed by the Wakefield City Academies Trust.[2] Following the collapse of the trust, it was taken over by the Brigantia Learning Trust who manage the nearby school Hinde House School and Longley Park Sixth Form College.
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Creswick Lane , , S35 8NN England | |
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Type | Academy |
Local authority | Sheffield |
Trust | Brigantia Learning Trust |
Department for Education URN | 137400 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair | Mike Vickers |
Head teacher | Andrew Kelly |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 16 |
Enrolment | 873 as of January 2017 |
Capacity | 900 |
Uniform | Black blazer with logo (y11 no logo), white shirt, black trousers, black shoes, tie (y11 have a different tie) |
Website | Yewlands Academy |
The school was originally located on three sites; Elm, Yew and Willow. The school was rebuilt as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme and reopened in September 2009.[3] The school has under 900 students.
Notable former pupils
- Olympic Long Jumper Sheila Sherwood (née Parkin) who won Silver at the Mexico Games in 1968, and a Commonwealth Gold two years later.
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References
- "Yewlands Academy". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Department for Education. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-42650400
- "BSF in Sheffield". SheffieldBSFSchools. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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