Mortimer Community College

Mortimer Community College
Type	Community school
Headteacher	Mr Simon Hignett
Location	Reading Road South Shields Tyne and Wear NE33 4UG England 54°58′53″N 1°25′39″W / 54.9813°N 1.4276°W / 54.9813; -1.4276Coordinates: 54°58′53″N 1°25′39″W / 54.9813°N 1.4276°W / 54.9813; -1.4276
Local authority	South Tyneside
DfE number	393/4006
DfE URN	108727 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	15000
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–16
Website	School website

Mortimer Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It takes pupils from the age of 11-16.^[1] It is a specialist Arts and Sports College.

The school teamed up with the National Glass Centre for a project to design a large glass mural for the foyer of the school. The glass mural when complete was unveiled by David Miliband, then the UK Foreign Secretary, on 19 March 2010.^[2]

Notable former pupils

Perrie Edwards - Member of the band Little Mix, winners of the 2011 The X Factor (UK)
Sarah Millican - Comedian
Chris Cook - Olympic swimmer
Steve Simonsen - Professional goalkeeper

References

Schools in Tyne and Wear
Primary	Academy 360 Excelsior Academy Grindon Hall Christian School Hilton Primary Academy Kings Priory School
Middle	Gosforth Central Middle School Gosforth East Middle School Gosforth Junior High Academy Marden Bridge Middle School Valley Gardens Middle School Wellfield Middle School
Secondary	Academy 360 Benfield School Biddick Academy Boldon School Burnside Business and Enterprise College Cardinal Hume RC School Castle View Enterprise Academy Churchill Community College Emmanuel College Excelsior Academy Farringdon Community Academy George Stephenson High School Gosforth Academy Grindon Hall Christian School Harton Technology College Heaton Manor School Hebburn Comprehensive School Hetton School Heworth Grange Comprehensive School Jarrow School John Spence Community High School Joseph Swan Academy Kenton School Kepier School Kings Priory School Kingsmeadow Community School Longbenton Community College Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy Marden High School Monkseaton High School Monkwearmouth Academy Mortimer Community College Norham High School Oxclose Community Academy Red House Academy Sacred Heart RC High School St Aidan's RC Academy St Anthony's Girls' RC Academy St Cuthbert's High School St Joseph's RC Academy St Mary's RC Comprehensive School St Robert of Newminster RC School St Thomas More School, Blaydon St Thomas More Academy, North Shields St Wilfrid's RC College Sandhill View Academy Seaton Burn College South Shields Community School Southmoor Academy Studio West Thomas Hepburn Community Academy Thornhill School Thorp Academy Venerable Bede CE Academy Walbottle Campus Walker Technology College Washington School Whickham School Whitburn CE Academy Whitley Bay High School
Independent	Argyle House School Dame Allan's School Newcastle High School for Girls Newcastle School for Boys Royal Grammar School Sunderland High School Westfield School
Further Education	Cambian Dilston College ESPA College Gateshead College Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls Newcastle College Newcastle Sixth Form College South Tyneside College Sunderland College Tyne Metropolitan College Usworth Sixth Form
Defunct	Breckenbeds Junior High School Gateshead Grammar School Heathfield Senior High School Hookergate School Hylton Red House School La Sagesse Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School Ryhope Grammar School St Mary's CE Primary School

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