Sycamore Green Primary School
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Sycamore Green Primary School was a primary school located in Dudley, West Midlands, England. It is most notable for being the first school attended by the English football manager Sam Allardyce. He was a pupil at the school between September 1959 and July 1966.
The school was completed in the late 1950s to serve the new Old Park Farm council housing estate which was constructed on farmland which straddled Dudley's border with Sedgley. It took its name from the street in which it was situated.
Sycamore Green closed in July 2006 due to falling numbers on the school roll which saw the local authority decide that it was no longer viable. The majority of the remaining pupils and staff were transferred to nearby Wrens Nest Primary School, which was expanded to accommodate the pupils from Sycamore Green.
The last Headteacher at Sycamore Green was Mrs Barbara Chard. She took over for one year from the long-serving Mr Alan Greenhalgh, who retired in July 2005. Mr Greenhalgh took the helm after the closure of his previous school Flax Hall Primary School in July 1989. The majority of Flax Hall pupils were transferred to Sycamore Green.
The school buildings are now used for the Sycamore Centre which is a Key Stage 3 Pupil Referral Unit serving Dudley. This was opened in September 2006 along with the start of the new school year.
Most Sycamore Green pupils moved to Wrens Nest Primary School on the closure of their old school.
