Noel-Baker Academy
Noel-Baker Academy (formerly Noel-Baker Community School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Alvaston, Derby, England.
Noel-Baker Academy | |
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Address | |
Bracknell Drive , , DE24 0HR | |
Coordinates | 52°52′58″N 1°26′20″W |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Established | 1960 |
Founder | Derby City Council |
Trust | LEAD Multi-Academy Trust |
Department for Education URN | 143853 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Ann Donaghy |
Staff | 72 plus 90 associated staff |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 11 to 16 |
Enrolment | 1239 |
Houses | Lead, Empower, Achieve, Drive |
Colour(s) | Orange, Royal Blue, Blue, Burgundy |
Website | http://www.noel-baker.derby.sch.uk |
The school takes students from the Alvaston, Boulton and Crewton areas of Derby. In September 2004, the school was awarded specialist school status as a Language College by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES).[1]
Previously a foundation school administered by Derby City Council, in February 2017, Noel-Baker Community School converted to academy status and was renamed Noel-Baker Academy. The school is now sponsored by the LEAD Multi-Academy Trust.
The school was named after Olympic silver medallist, Derby South MP and Nobel Peace prize winner, Philip Noel-Baker.
Student Leadship Team
Noel-Baker Academy has started there new house systems and new student leader we have six House Captains, five House Vice Captains and twenty House Prefects each house or year .
House Captains
Lead –Erin Lee
Empower –Kaleb Daborn
Achieve –Lakeisa Moyo
Drive –Muhammad Muntasir
Excel –Janai Carr-Fearn
House Vice Captains
Lead –DiDi Njoke
Empower –Rubie Watson
Achieve –Harry Day
Drive –Kirills Bulazs
House Prefects
Lead:
Year 7 Esther Toindepi
Year 8-Macey Rae Enright
Year 9-Teegan Goodwin
Year 10-Lillimae Wakefield
Empower:
Year 7- Cai Russell
Year 8-Isabelle Meakin
Year 9- Angelika Aleksandrowicz
Year 10- Maddison McFarlane
Year 11-Saskia Vernon
Achieve:
Year 7-Eric Mahaka
Year 8-Bailey Bradshaw
Year 9-Evelyn Hardy
Year 10- Cody Marshall
Drive:
Year 7- Igor Skorupa
Year 10- Learni Asri
Year 11- Jacob Driscoll
Year 8- Ashley Chinemo
Year 9- Rhianna Hogan
New building
The old building, over 50 years old and now demolished, has been replaced with a new building constructed on the old playing fields. The new building was ready for the beginning of the school year in September 2012 at a cost of £34 million. The 1,150 pupils have combined with 90 pupils from St.Martin's Special School which educates special needs students.[2]
Notable former pupils
- Dame Glenda Bailey - editor of US fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar[3]
- Keith Dowding - Professor of Political Science, Australian National University
- Christopher Jackson geologist[4]
- Jordon Mutch - Birmingham City football club midfielder
- Ivan Gaskell - BBC sports presenter
- Janek Sirrs - award winning cinema special effects artist
- Tony Franklin - "The Fretless Monster" Bass Guitarist
References
- "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. December 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
- "THIS is the £34 million building which will house pupils from St Martin's Special School and Noel-Baker Community School by September 2012. | This is Derbyshire". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- "Harper's Bazaar editor speaks of her childhood in Derby | This is Derbyshire". Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- "Noel-Baker". Derby Evening Telegraph. 1993.
Chris Jackson (15), year 11 pupil at Noel-Baker Community School, Alvaston