Myers Grove School
| Myers Grove School | |
|---|---|
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| Address | |
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Wood Lane , , S6 5HG | |
| Coordinates | 53°23′53″N 1°31′10″W / 53.3981°N 1.5194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | State, Secondary School |
| Established | c. 1960 |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Local authority | City of Sheffield |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1050 |
Myers Grove School was a secondary school (11–18) in the north-west of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The school was bidding to become a businesses and enterprise college. It has now merged with Wisewood School & Community Sports College to become Forge Valley Community School, opened in September 2011.
Myers Grove opened in about 1960 as the first purpose-built comprehensive school in Sheffield. It originally had a 6th form, lost in a reorganisation in 1988, when the Lower School buildings became the Wood Lane buildings of Loxley College, part of Sheffield College.
Headteachers of Myers Grove School
[edit]- 1960 - 1978 William Hill
- 1978 - 1993 Roy Yates
- 1993 - 1998 David Lowe
- 1998 - 2003 Gerry Richardson
- 2003 - 2004 John Hull
- 2004 - 2008 John Wilkinson[1]
- 2008 - 2011 Andrew Ireland (acting head) / Diane McKinley (executive head)[1]
Andrew Ireland was appointed acting head, with Diane McKinley in overall charge during the ongoing merger with Wisewood School as executive head. The proposed merger was opposed by a group of parents despite the opposition being rejected by the High Court in early 2007.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils
[edit]- Kate Bottley, Anglican priest, TV personality, and journalist[2]
- Paul Carrack - musician. Formerly of Squeeze.[3]
- Chris Turner - former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper and Manager.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Merger school head in quit shock", The Star, 8 August 2008
- ^ Rippon, Polly. "Gogglebox vicar Kate shares her Christmas plans". The Star. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Sheffield rock star Paul Carrack looks over his shoulder to city roots ahead of hometown show". The Star. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Sheffield Wednesday 1 Leyton Orient 0: Irvine unhappy at Owls display". Yorkshire Post. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- OFSTED report, October 2003[permanent dead link], retrieved 11 February 2007
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