The Bolsover School

Academy in Bolsover, Derbyshire, England

53°13′33″N 1°16′36″W / 53.2257°N 1.2766°W / 53.2257; -1.2766InformationTypeAcademyTrustRedhill Academy Trust (2018–)Department for Education URN138836 TablesOfstedReportsExecutive PrincipalTim Croft^[1]HeadteacherMatthew Hall^[1]GenderMixedAge11 to 16part ofThe Redhill Academy TrustWebsitehttp://www.bolsover.derbyshire.sch.uk/

The Bolsover School is a mixed secondary school located in Bolsover in the English county of Derbyshire.^[2]

The previous buildings were closed in July 2010 and later demolished, replaced by a new-build nearby on the former football pitch. Ex-pupil Steven Blakeley attended an open day on 17 July 2010, where former pupils and staff could meet.^[3]

The school was converted to academy status on 1 October 2012. It was previously a community school administered by Derbyshire County Council. The Bolsover School continues to coordinate with Derbyshire County Council for admissions.

The Bolsover School maintains a number of links with partner school abroad including Highland Park High School in Texas, United States, Kong Jiang Middle School in Shanghai, China, Max-Planck-Gymnasium in Groß-Umstadt, Germany and Evangelisches Gymnasium in Berlin, Germany.^[4]

In 2014 the school joined a consortium with Heritage High School, Shirebrook Academy and Springwell Community College to form 'Aspire Sixth Form', a sixth form provision that operated across all the school sites.^[5] Aspire Sixth Form closed in 2016 due to low pupil numbers.^[6]

Notable former pupils

Steven Blakeley, actor
Ross McMillan, rugby union player

References

^ ^a ^b The Bolsover School, The Redill Academy. Retrieved 8 December 2020
^ "Home | The Bolsover School". Bolsover.derbyshire.sch.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
^ Going back to school Chad, local newspaper, 28 July 2010, p.29. Accessed 7 December 2020
^ "Partner Schools - The Bolsover School | The Bolsover School". Bolsover.derbyshire.sch.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
^ "Our Sites | ASPIRE 6th Form College". Aspire6thform.org. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
^ "Sixth form partnership in north Derbyshire to close due to cash crisis and low student numbers". 25 January 2016.