Sheffield Springs Academy

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Sheffield Springs Academy

Established	September 2006^[1]
Type	Academy
Principal	Mr David Lewis
Specialism	Performing Arts
Location	East Bank Road Sheffield South Yorkshire S2 2AL England
LEA	Sheffield
Students	1125
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 18
School colours	Navy Blue
Publication	The Springs Times
Website	http://www.sheffieldsprings-academy.org.uk/
Coordinates: 53°21′28″N 1°26′15″W / 53.35785, -1.43741

The Sheffield Springs Academy in Sheffield, UK, is one of two Academies in the city, alongside Sheffield Park Academy. Sheffield Springs Academy (which replaced the former Myrtle Springs School) has around 1125 students aged 11-16, and opened in September 2006. Both Sheffield Academies have replaced local authority schools and are run by United Learning Trust, a religious organisation.

1 New building
2 Management
3 Predecessor school
4 References
5 External links

[edit] New building

A new building is complete , with the school currently using the old building formerly used by Myrtle Springs School, and its predecessor Hurlfield School. The new building opened in February 2008^[2] and will house a 6th form as well as the Academy, which will specialize in performing arts.

[edit] Management

Sheffield Springs Academy opened in September 2006 with a new headteacher, Gordon Inglis, who took on the job of improving the failing school,^[3] but later resigned. He was replaced by the executive director of both academies, David Lewis.

[edit] Predecessor school

Myrtle Springs School was described as "the second-worst school in Sheffield"^[who?], due to its poor attendance levels and behavioural quality as well as the low standard of GCSE results. Myrtle Springs school hit national headlines when student Shanni Naylor was repeatedly slashed in the face with a pencil sharpener blade by another student during an English lesson.^[4]