Maltby Academy
| Motto | Per Laborem Ad Honorem/Inspiration for the future generation/Specialising in Business & Enterprise |
|---|---|
| Established | 1931 |
| Type | Academy |
| Principal/Headteacher | David Sutton |
| Specialism | Business and Enterprise |
| Location |
Braithwell Road Maltby South Yorkshire S66 8AB England Coordinates: 53°25′26″N 1°12′31″W / 53.42376°N 1.20868°W |
| Local authority | Rotherham |
| DfE URN | 106952 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1205 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Barts, Bede, Rolleston, York |
| Website | Maltby Academy |
Maltby Academy is an academy school in the mining town of Maltby in South Yorkshire, England.
Admissions
The school has a sixth form. The school is below capacity in its numbers. It is situated on Braithwell Road (B6376) close to the junction with the A631. It gained academy status in January 2010. A £10.9m Capital Build Programme is currently underway and due for completion in February 2014.
History
The co-educational Maltby Grammar School (MGS) was established in 1931, being built on the site of Rolleston Hall on Rotherham Road (A631). It was officially opened on (Saturday) 16 April 1932 by Sir Percy Jackson, the Chairman of the West Riding Education Committee. The Maltby Hall Secondary Modern School was on Braithwell Road.
Comprehensive
Buildings were added in the 1960s to prepare the school to become a comprehensive. It became Maltby Comprehensive School, being officially opened on 7 October 1967 by Alan Bullock, the Master of St Catherine's College, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. This was an incremental change to becoming a comprehensive, with the school becoming fully comprehensive by 1974 once all former grammar school intakes had left.
The first and only Headmaster of Maltby Grammar School was Gerald Rush, who retired when it became Maltby Comprehensive School.
Academy
The school gained academy status in 2010, and changed its name to Maltby Academy. The Principal is David Sutton.
Academic performance
Similar to most schools in Rotherham LEA (and most former coalfield areas), it receives GCSEs results under the England average. Maltby's results are comparable to many schools nearby (such as Dinnington). A level results are under the England average but average for Rotherham.
Alumni
Maltby Grammar School
- David Anderson, Labour MP for Blaydon since 2005
- John Jacobs OBE, golfer
- Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham, founder of dfs (retailer)
- John Lowerson, historian[1]
- Ken Sampey, President of NACODS from 1980-5
- Eric Young OBE, High Commissioner to the Seychelles from 1980-3
- Air Vice-Marshal Gordon Young CBE (brother of Eric), Station Commander of RAF Wyton from 1963-5
Maltby Hall Secondary Modern School
- Kevin Barron, Labour MP for Rother Valley since 1983
- Fred Trueman, England and Yorkshire cricketer
References
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/john-lowerson-pioneering-and-radical-historian-of-leisure-and-sport-in-britain-1777159.html John Lowerson Independent August 2009
External links
News items
- New academy in May 2009
- Academy plans in May 2009
- 27 year old science teacher possessing cocaine in April 2009
- First school in Rotherham to remove chips from the menu in November 2005
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