Aldercar High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Aldercar, Derbyshire, England.[1]

Aldercar High School
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Daltons Close


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NG16 4HL

England
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TypeAcademy
MottoPhilip
Established1955
Local authorityDerbyshire
TrustEmbark Multi Academy Trust
Department for Education URN149364 Tables
OfstedReports
Head TeacherClaire Hatto
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 19
Enrolment676 as of April 2016
Websitehttps://www.aldercarhigh.co.uk/

It is close to the A610 and Langley Mill Academy, and is next door to Aldercar Infants School.

Admissions

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The school's catchment area includes Aldercar, Langley Mill and Heanor. Students from Ilkeston, Eastwood, Codnor and Ripley also attend. As of 2021, the school had around 600 students.[2]

History

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The school opened in September 1955 as a secondary modern school. It became Heanor Aldercar Comprehensive School, then Aldercar School. The school has been awarded specialist Language College status, and was named Aldercar Community Language College for a time before being renamed Aldercar High School.

In 2009, the Phoenix Centre Sixth Form building opened, offering courses for ages 16–19.

Previously a community school administered by Derbyshire County Council,[3] in October 2022 Aldercar High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Embark Multi Academy Trust.[4]

Notable former pupils

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References

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  1. ^ "Home". Aldercar High School.
  2. ^ "Aldercar High School". Get Information about Schools. Uk Government. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Aldercar High School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Embark Federation". Embark Federation. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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