Ecclesfield School

Ecclesfield School
Motto	Together we achieve.
Established	1931
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Mr J. Wirth
Location	Chapeltown Road Ecclesfield Sheffield S35 9WD England Coordinates: 53°27′12″N 1°27′58″W / 53.45343°N 1.46607°W / 53.45343; -1.46607
DfE number	373/4270
DfE URN	140809 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1,750
Ages	11–16
Houses	Turing, Nightingale, Franklin, Rowling, Churchill
Website	www.ecclesfield-school.com

Ecclesfield School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status situated on Chapeltown Road (A6135) between Chapeltown and Ecclesfield, South Yorkshire in the East Ecclesfield district of Sheffield, England. It is for ages 11–16. It has about 1,750 pupils, making it the largest school in Sheffield.

History

Ecclesfield School opened as "Ecclesfield Grammar School" in 1931. Its foundation was largely due to the efforts of Lady Mabel Smith, a Labour councillor for West Riding County Council, and daughter of Earl Fitzwilliam. Lady Mabel was Chairman of the School Governors from 1931 to her death in 1951.

In 1931 Ecclesfield Grammar School provided for three streams of 30 pupils, increased to five in 1952 with an annual intake of 150 and a total number on roll of 800; by this time 2,500 pupils had been admitted. Following integration with Hunshelf pupil intake increased further. Total pupil numbers during the 36 years the school operated as a grammar school was approximately 4,450, and approximately 10,000 since it became a comprehensive.

Major extensions to the school were made in 1952-53, including Lady Mabel Hall, kitchens and classrooms, and separate science and craft blocks. Further building undertaken during the 1960s included a sports hall with changing rooms and a multi-story classroom block, with the gymnasium from the previous building converted into a library. Concurrently, a separate Hunshelf School was built on part of the playing fields.

During the 1950s new entrants were allocated to forms according to surname alphabetical order, and were allotted to a "house", Strafford, Brontë, Fairfax or Priestley, for weekly assembly and competitive sports.

In 1967 the School became Ecclesfield Comprehensive School after amalgamating with Hunshelf Secondary Modern School, and served the areas of Ecclesfield, Chapeltown, Hoyland, Elsecar, High Green, Bradfield, Stannington, Grenoside, Oughtibridge and Wharncliffe Side, on the southern boundary of the West Riding of Yorkshire between Sheffield and Barnsley. Initially it remained separate from Hunshelf School, but the two schools later amalgamated to form an enlarged Ecclesfield Comprehensive, run by Sheffield City Council.

Again, major building work took place in the school in the early 21st century, as the Priory, Wharncliffe and Cowley blocks were built (often shortened to just P, W, and C) as well as the new canteen and car park. This is all documented in the ESVC referenced below. Astro-turf was introduced along with the demolition of some of the older 'hunshelf' building blocks. It was here where the school gained its 'Specialist in visual and performing arts' status. On 1 April 2014 the school converted to academy status.

Drama

The school has drama and music studios, and a theatre with tiered seating and lighting system. Productions include musicals and serious dramas. Ecclesfield School teachers Paul O'Farrell and Ben Smithard wrote and directed the play Exit Stage Left which was performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in July & August 2012. The play won the Yorkshire music and drama award. They have also directed musicals and plays which take place in the schools Lady Mabel Hall annually.

Academic performance

At GCSE, the school performs above average for Sheffield LEA. In 2013, the school achieved a "Good" in its Ofsted Report.

Notable former pupils

Jamie Cook, guitarist with the Arctic Monkeys
Karl Ley, bomb disposal expert, awarded the George Medal
James Lomas, Actor
Jordan Ramos, sprinter and tumbling (gymnastics)
Billy Sharp, professional football
Simon Stainrod

Ecclesfield Grammar School

Chris Baines, environmentalist, writer and broadcaster 1958-65
Jack Birks CBE, Chairman of British Maritime Technology Ltd (now called BMT Group) from 1985–95 and President of the Society for Underwater Technology from 1974-5 and of the Institute of Petroleum from 1984-6, and helped to establish BP's Forties oilfield
Barry Hines, author
David Merry CMG, High Commissioner to Botswana from 2001-5
Prof Alan Pickering, director of Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Windermere from 1995–2001
Donald Pleasence, actor
Reginald Thompson, Chairman of the National Dock Labour Board from 1983–91

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Schools in Sheffield

Primary	Hillsborough Primary School Hinde House School Oasis Academy Don Valley Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School

Secondary	All Saints Catholic High School Birley Community College Bradfield School Chaucer School Ecclesfield School Firth Park Academy Fir Vale School Forge Valley School Handsworth Grange Community Sports College High Storrs School Hinde House School King Ecgbert School King Edward VII School Meadowhead School Newfield Secondary School Notre Dame High School Oasis Academy Don Valley Outwood Academy City Parkwood Academy Sheffield Park Academy Sheffield Springs Academy Silverdale School Stocksbridge High School Tapton School UTC Sheffield UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park Yewlands Technology College Westfield School

Independent	Ashdell Preparatory School Birkdale School Sheffield High School Westbourne School

FE & sixth form	Chapeltown Academy Longley Park Sixth Form College Sheffield College

Defunct	Abbeydale Grange School Attercliffe Academy Frecheville Comprehensive School Myers Grove School Sheffield Central Technical School Sheffield Collegiate School Sheffield Grammar School Tapton Mount School Wesley College

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