Myers Grove School
Myers Grove School was a secondary school (11–16) in the north-west of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The school was bidding to become a businesses and enterprise college. It has now merged with Wisewood School & Community Sports College to become Forge Valley Community School, opened in September 2011.
| Myers Grove School | |
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| Address | |
Wood Lane , , S6 5HG | |
| Coordinates | 53.3981°N 1.5194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | State, Secondary School |
| Established | c. 1960 |
| Closed | 2011 |
| Local authority | City of Sheffield |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1050 |
Myers Grove opened in about 1960 as the first purpose-built comprehensive school in Sheffield. It originally had a 6th form, lost in a reorganisation in 1988, when the Lower School buildings became the Wood Lane buildings of Loxley College, part of Sheffield College.
Headteachers of Myers Grove School
- 1960 - 1978 William Hill
- 1978 - 1993 Roy Yates
- 1993 - 1998 David Lowe
- 1998 - 2003 Gerry Richardson
- 2003 - 2004 John Hull
- 2004 - 2008 John Wilkinson[1]
- 2008 - 2011 Andrew Ireland (acting head) / Diane McKinley (executive head)[1]
Andrew Ireland was appointed acting head, with Diane McKinley in overall charge during the ongoing merger with Wisewood School as executive head. The proposed merger was opposed by a group of parents despite the opposition being rejected by the High Court in early 2007.
Notable former pupils
- Kate Bottley, Anglican priest, TV personality, and journalist
- Paul Carrack - musician. Formerly of Squeeze.
- Jonathan Harston - Sheffield City Councillor for Walkley 1999–2010, Brightside Parliamentary candidate 2005–2015.
- Chris Turner - former Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper and Manager.
References
- "Merger school head in quit shock", The Star, 8 August 2008