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
Address
Bracknell Drive

Derby
,
Derbyshire
,
DE24 0HR

England
Coordinates52°52′58″N 1°26′20″W
Information
TypeAcademy
Established1960
FounderDerby City Council
TrustLEAD Multi-Academy Trust
Department for Education URN143853 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherAnn Donaghy
Staff72 plus 90 associated staff
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment1239
HousesLead, Empower, Achieve, Drive
Colour(s)Orange, Royal Blue, Blue, Burgundy
Websitehttp://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

References
  1. "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. December 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Noel-Baker". Derby Evening Telegraph. 1993. Chris Jackson (15), year 11 pupil at Noel-Baker Community School, Alvaston
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