| Type | comprehensive academy |
|---|---|
| Principal & Chief Executive | David Hampson, OBE, BSc, BA |
| Chair of Governors | Philip Bond |
| Location | Station Road, New Waltham Grimsby Lincolnshire DN36 4RZ England |
| DfE URN | 118091 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 2052 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Website | official website |
Tollbar Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form, with academy and specialist school status, located in New Waltham, North East Lincolnshire, England.
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A secondary school with a sixth form, it serves 11-18 year olds. The largest school in North East Lincolnshire, it has around 2000 pupils.[1] The College lies on the border of North East Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire (East Lindsey), and is one mile south of Grimsby. Students come from Grimsby, Cleethorpes, and surrounding Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire villages.
The original school was opened in 1937 for 300 pupils. It became the Tollbar Secondary Modern School. Further expansion occurred in the 1970s, and has continued. It is situated on the junction of the A16 and B1219. The school later became Tollbar Business and Enterprise College, changing to Tollbar Business, Enterprise and Humanities College in 2008/9. In Autumn 2010 the school gained Academy status, once again changing its name to Tollbar Academy. It was one of the first to change to an Academy under the new legislation as implemented by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition of 2010. Tollbar Academy is renowned for its ability to stay open to staff and pupils in extreme weather, however on December 1st-3rd 2010 with snow depths up to 30cm it had to stay closed. Reports suggest it was the first time in eighteen years it happened, however children spend an extra day at school due to the closing.
In July 2002, it was awarded Business and Enterprise College status. In September 2004, it was awarded foundation school status.[2] In October of the same year it announced that it was going to introduce a 5 term year.[3] The sixth form is a partnership with Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education. It gets the best GCSE results in North East Lincolnshire LEA, and the second best A level results after Franklin College.
In May 2008, Principal David Hampson suspended 74 pupils for using the school computers to play a game[4] based on the movie Tron. The game was downloaded by students. The school also forbids mobile phones or any other electronic equipment.[5][6]