Yewlands Academy

Yewlands Academy (formerly known as Yewlands Secondary School and Yewlands Technology College) is a secondary school with academy status located in the Grenoside area of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.[1] Until March 2018, it was managed by the Wakefield City Academies Trust.[2] Following the collapse of the trust, it was taken over by the Brigantia Learning Trust who manage the nearby schools Hinde House School and Longley Park Sixth Form.

Yewlands Academy
Location
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S35 8NN

England
Coordinates53°25′35″N 1°29′14″W
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authoritySheffield
TrustBrigantia Learning Trust
Department for Education URN145943 Tables
OfstedReports
ChairMike Vickers
Head teacherVicky Simcock
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Enrolment873 as of January 2017
Capacity900
UniformBlack blazer with logo (y11 no logo), white shirt, black trousers, black shoes, tie (y11 have a different tie)
WebsiteYewlands Academy

The school was originally located on three sites; Elm, Yew and Willow. The school was rebuilt as part of the Building Schools for the Future programme and reopened in September 2009.[3] The school has under 900 students.

Notable former pupils

  • Olympic Long Jumper Sheila Sherwood (née Parkin) who won Silver at the Mexico Games in 1968, and a Commonwealth Gold two years later.

References

  1. "Yewlands Academy". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Department for Education. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. "New sponsors for Wakefield City Academies Trust schools". BBC News. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. "BSF in Sheffield". SheffieldBSFSchools. Retrieved 9 August 2010.



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