South Wolds Academy

The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form (formerly known as South Wolds Community School) is a Secondary School and Sixth Form with academy status located on Church Drive in Keyworth, Nottingham. It teaches students ages 11–18, and is non-denominational. It was opened in 1967, and has about a thousand students.

The school converted to an Academy on the 1st June 2012.

Curriculum

The Academy specialises in languages, and offers French, German, Spanish and Japanese, with links to a school in Nagano, Japan. Japanese being the only exception to the vast majority of schools in England.

Uniform

A new school uniform was introduced in September 2013.

Sixth Form

Sixth Form are not obliged to wear uniform, and are allowed use of their mobile phones during break and lunchtime. The "Number 6" coffee shop offers Sixth Form students more independence from the rest of the school.

Extra Curricular Activities

The Academy offers the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze, Silver Award and has partner schools in France, Germany, Spain and Japan.

Education in Nottinghamshire

Primary schools	Ambleside Primary School Coppice Farm Primary School Gateford Park Primary School Hempshill Hall Primary School King Edward Primary School Larkfields Junior School The Nottingham Academy Serlby Park Academy Southwark Primary School Southwell Minster School

Secondary schools	Alderman White School All Saints' Catholic Academy Arnold Hill Academy Ashfield School The Becket School Bluecoat Beechdale Academy The Bramcote School The Brunts Academy The Bulwell Academy The Carlton Academy Carlton le Willows Academy Chilwell School Christ the King Catholic Academy Colonel Frank Seely School Djanogly City Academy The Dukeries Academy East Leake Academy The Elizabethan Academy Ellis Guilford School The Farnborough Academy Fernwood School Garibaldi College George Spencer Academy Hall Park Academy The Holgate Academy Joseph Whitaker School Kimberley School Kirkby College Magnus Church of England Academy The Manor Academy Meden School National Academy The Newark Academy The Nottingham Academy The Nottingham Bluecoat Academy Nottingham Emmanuel School Nottingham Free School Nottingham Girls' Academy Nottingham University Samworth Academy The Oakwood Academy Outwood Academy Portland Outwood Academy Valley Quarrydale Academy Redhill Academy Retford Oaks Academy Rushcliffe School Samworth Church Academy Selston High School Serlby Park Academy Sherwood E-ACT Academy South Nottinghamshire Academy South Wolds Academy Southwell Minster School Sutton Community Academy Toot Hill School Top Valley Academy Trinity School Tuxford Academy West Bridgford School

Independent schools	Dagfa House School Dawn House School Hollygirt School Nottingham High School Nottingham Girls' High School Worksop College Worksop College Preparatory School

Further education	Bilborough College Central College Nottingham New College Nottingham North Nottinghamshire College St John's College Vision West Nottinghamshire College

Higher education	University of Nottingham Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Law School

Defunct institutions	Al Karam Secondary School Clifton Hall Girls' Grammar School Bramcote Hills Sport & Community College Henry Mellish School Ordsall Hall School Portland School Rufford School