Yewlands Academy

Yewlands Academy
Motto Our Learning, Our World, Our Future
Type Academy
Trust Brigantia Learning Trust
Chair Mike Vickers
Yewlands Academy
Location Creswick Lane
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S35 8NN
England
Coordinates: 53°25′35″N 1°29′14″W / 53.42650°N 1.48710°W / 53.42650; -1.48710
Local authority Sheffield
DfE URN 137400 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Capacity 900
Students 873 as of January 2017
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–16
Houses      Don
     Loxley
     Meersbrook
     Porter
     Rivelin
     Sheaf
Uniform Black blazer with logo (y11 no logo), white shirt, black trousers, black shoes, tie (y11 have a different tie)
Website yewlandsacademy.org

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.

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 new building was designed to make the atmosphere more 'grown up' and college like. The school has under 900 students, which is below the British average.

The Academy's former uniform was a v-neck black jumper, either a grey, pink or orange polo shirt and black trousers and shoes. The logo is three circles in the same colours as the polo shirts with 'Y' 'T' & 'C' in them. This is meant to represent unity and togetherness and was designed by a former pupil. However, the uniform has since changed into blazers and ties including the colours orange, black and grey.

Former pupils include the author and sports writer Wayne Barton, and Olympic Long Jumper Sheila Sherwood (née Parkin) who won Silver at the Mexico Games in 1968, and a Commonwealth Gold two years later.

References

  1. ↑ "Yewlands Academy". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Department for Education. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-42650400
  3. ↑ "BSF in Sheffield". SheffieldBSFSchools. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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