Aldersley High School
Address
Map
Barnhurst Lane

Pendeford

Wolverhampton
,
West Midlands
,
WV8 1RT

England
Coordinates52°37′06″N 2°09′45″W / 52.6183°N 2.16256°W / 52.6183; -2.16256
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoBe Prepared : Show Respect : Challenge Yourself
Local authorityWolverhampton City Council
TrustAmethyst Academies Trust
Department for Education URN139138 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherMr Mat Winzor
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1368 as of September 2023
Websitehttp://aldersley.aatrust.co.uk/

Aldersley High School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in the Pendeford area of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England.[1][2]

Despite the name, Aldersley High School is not in Aldersley, but straddles the Wolverhampton / South Staffordshire border on the western edge of Pendeford, surrounded on two sides by countryside.Many pupils who attend the school come from the Dovecotes area of Wolverhampton, however recently more students are attending from as far as Fordhouses.

History

Previously a foundation school administered by Wolverhampton City Council,[3] Aldersley High School converted to academy status in January 2013 and is now sponsored by the Amethyst Academies Trust.[4][5] However the school continues to coordinate with Wolverhampton City Council for admissions.

In 2012 a BMX track was constructed on the school grounds, one of the first (and to date only) such tracks at a school in England.[6] Work started in 2013 to construct a new theatre and remodel existing buildings, in preparation for an increase in capacity from 700 to 1,050.[7]

In 2016, a former vice-principal of the school, Daljit Kaur, was convicted for committing fraud whilst at the school.[8] Kaur was subsequently banned from teaching for life.[9]

A new sixth form centre was built at Aldersley High School in 2019,[10] which houses the entire sixth form provision for the Amethyst Academies Trust, and so includes sixth form students from Moreton School.[11]

Academics

Aldersley High School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Aldersley High School". Aldersley High School. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ James, Tom. "Barnhurst Lane - Brownfield site turns green". Pitchcare. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Aldersley High School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  4. ^ "Aldersley High School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  5. ^ "Home". Amethyst Academies Trust.
  6. ^ "ALDERSLEY HIGH SCHOOL, ROLLINGS RACEWAY | Forever Changes".
  7. ^ "Work begins on next phase of Wolverhampton's £270m BSF". TheBusinessDesk.com. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Ex-Aldersley High School vice-principal found guilty of fraud". www.expressandstar.com.
  9. ^ Cosgrove, David. "Ex-Wolverhampton school deputy banned from classroom for life". www.expressandstar.com.
  10. ^ Cosgrove, David. "Wolverhampton schools growing as pupil numbers rise". Express and Star. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Post 16".
  12. ^ "Curriculum Offer for Aldersley High School".

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