| Headteacher | Mrs Helen Storey |
|---|---|
| Specialism | Language College |
| Location | Bents Crescent Sheffield South Yorkshire S11 9QH England |
| Local authority | City of Sheffield |
| DfE URN | 107128 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,300 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.silverdale.sheffield.sch.uk |
Silverdale School is located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1957 as a Secondary Modern School, then became a Comprehensive School in 1969. It serves approximately 1200 pupils from the local area, from ages eleven to eighteen. Silverdale achieves excellent results in national and external examinations.[1] Recent OFSTED reports have been good with some excellent areas.[2][3]
The current head teacher is Mrs. Helen Storey.
Michael Vaughan, the former England cricket captain, and his Irish wife Nichola Shannon (who works for one of Vaughan's favoured charities, the Sheffield Children's Trust), are prominent Silverdale ex-pupils.
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As part of the nationwide BSF programme (which aims to see every secondary school in England rebuilt), Silverdale School has a new building. Construction began 6 months late on 26 March 2007 on the site of the old playing fields and opened on 7 January 2009. The scheme is a controversial Private Finance Initiative, meaning ownership of the site has since transferred to Taylor Woodrow, who were named the preferred construction company in 2006. Besides constructing the new building and demolishing the old, Taylor Woodrow Facilities Management will rent the school to Sheffield City Council and other companies who can use its 21st century facilities for the next 25 years. After 25 years, the site and building ownership returns to Sheffield City Council.
The new building has been built on greenbelt land, and its footprint is twice the size of the old building. Inside, the building houses interactive whiteboards in all classrooms, state of the art sports facilities and an enhanced ICT system, managed by Civica.
Demolition of the old building began in February 2009. An new field and all weather sports pitch will built on the land, and expected to be available for use for the 2009–2010 academic year.
The following is a list of the teachers who make up the Silverdale School leadership team. These teachers help maintain the running of the school in the various areas, as well as continuing their teaching duties. They are as follows:
In 2008 80% of pupils who took GCSE exams achieved the standard of 5 A*–C grades, including Maths and English.[4] This is above both the Local Authority average of 40.8% and the national average of 47.6%.[4]
The average points score for AS and A2 Level students was 870, above the national average of 739.8.[5]
Silverdale attains the highest results for any comprehensive school in Sheffield, and is ranked second overall in the city. The private all girls school Sheffield High School holds the top spot.
The school has a good record of students attaining places on the prestigious Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme. The school achieved its first two students in the inaugural year of the programme, 2008, and in 2009 had another successful applicant.[6]