Mexborough Academy
| Type | Academy |
|---|---|
| Trust | Wakefield City Academies Trust (2017) |
| Headteacher | Richard Wood |
| Location |
Maple Road Mexborough South Yorkshire S64 9SD England Coordinates: 53°30′10″N 1°17′47″W / 53.5027°N 1.2964°W |
| Local authority | Doncaster |
| DfE URN | 141354 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | School website |
Mexborough Academy (formerly Mexborough School) is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England.[1]
Previously a community school administered by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Mexborough School converted to academy status in January 2015 and was renamed Mexborough Academy. The school is now sponsored by the Wakefield City Academies Trust[2] but continues to coordinate with Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions.
History
Grammar school
On 7 March 1968 the sixth form of Mexborough Grammar School participated in a discussion programme entitled Sixth Sense on BBC One at 18.40, where they discussed legends, anti-German prejudice, vivisection, and Christmas cards. It was judged by Sir Jack Longland, Sir Christopher Chataway and Mary Holland.
Comprehensive
The school became a comprehensive.
Notable former pupils
Mexborough Grammar School
- Kenneth Antcliffe, Director of Education from 1975–89 at the City of Liverpool
- Christopher Bell, CEO of Ladbrokes
- David Caddick, musical director
- Tony Capstick, comedian and broadcaster
- Geoffrey Heald-Smith, conductor
- Ted Hughes, poet and Poet Laureate from 1984-98, who married Sylvia Plath
- Prof Jane Humphries, Professor of Economic History since 2004 at the University of Oxford (All Souls College, Oxford), and President from 2010-13 of the Economic History Society
- Air Vice-Marshal Alan Johnson FRAeS, Commander from 1984-86 of the RAF Princess Alexandra Hospital at RAF Wroughton
- Cyril Kilner, Assistant Editor from 1952-75 of the Doncaster Gazette, and President in 1969 of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
- Harold Massingham, poet
- Tony Mercer, singer
- Chris Moore (illustrator), works in science fiction, and created many 1970s famous album covers
- Brian O'Malley, Labour MP from 1963-76 for Rotherham
- Michael Purshouse FIMechE, FIET, FREng, FInstP, Thales Group technical engineer and project director
- Trevor Smallwood OBE, entrepreneur who founded Badgerline in the 1980s, which merged in June 1995 with GRT Group (of Scotland) to form FirstBus, now FirstGroup, being Executive Chairman from 1995-99
- Alan Sunderland, footballer with Arsenal
- Peter James Thomas, entrepreneur
- John Wall CMG, Ambassador to Paraguay from 1957-59
Former teachers
- Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath, Labour MP from 1983-97 for Wentworth (taught English)
- Dame Julia Higgins FRS, Professor of Polymer Science from 1989-2007 at Imperial College London, and President from 2002-03 of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (taught Physics from 1966-68)
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Mexborough Academy". mexborough.doncaster.sch.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Academy partnerships". mexborough.doncaster.sch.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2015.